In 2009, the UNESCO General Conference decided to set up an institute focused on education about sustainable development in the Asia–Pacific region.

[2] UNESCO MGIEP's initiatives are designed to mainstream social and emotional learning in education systems (K–12)[3] and put youth (18–34 years of age) at the center of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development in order to achieve SDG 4.7.

FramerSpace is UNESCO MGIEP's indigenously designed co-creation platform[5][6] that supports the creation of online courses and connects learners to peers through artificial intelligence.

[7] Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, in commemoration of his 150th birth anniversary celebration, the first World Youth Conference on Kindness was introduced in 2019 to provide young people with a platform to discuss ways to resolve conflicts.

[13] The #KindnessMatters for the Sustainable Development Goals Campaign was launched on October 2, 2018 (United Nations' International Day of Peace).