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Irish Aid Development Education Strategy 2017-2023: Development Education

Corporate Author
Irish Aid
Resource Language
English
Year of publication
2016
Topic
Civic / Citizenship / DemocracyHuman rightsGlobalisation and social justice / International understandingSustainable development / SustainabilityTransformative initiatives / Transformative pedagogies
Resource Type
International normative instruments / policy and advocacy documents
Level of education
Early childhood care and educationPrimary educationSecondary educationHigher educationLifelong learningTechnical and vocational education and trainingNon-formal education
Region
Europe and North America
Place of publication
Dublin

With the adoption at the UN in September 2015 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world renewed its commitment to eradicating global poverty, hunger and inequality. SDG Target 4.7 calls on States to provide education to ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development. Development education strengthens understanding of the global justice dimension of each of the Goals, inspiring and enabling people to take action at local, national and global levels. It is critical to achieving the promise of transformative change that defines the SDGs.


This strategy affirms Irelandโ€™s commitment to development education and its central role to both our international development programme and Irish foreign policy. 

 

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