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Collection des meilleures pratiques en éducation pour une citoyenneté mondiale en Afrique centrale Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO This collection of best practices in human rights education in Central Africa and Ethiopia was prepared in order to respond to UNESCO’s demand to promote such initiatives and to ensure a multiplier effect considering human rights education in the region. The objective is to support the concept of UNESCO’s ‘Global Citizenship Education’ in the field of human rights education in identifying its best practices. In order to identify the best practices, UNESCO’s activities in the field of human rights education in the region were mapped out. This mapping out has shown big differences in implementing the initiatives focused on achieving global citizenship education through human rights education, particularly in primary and secondary education, as indicated in the first phase of the World Programme for human rights education. Nevertheless, various initiatives collected are either conducted/supported by UNESCO or not, in terms of three themes: citizenship education, intercultural dialogue, and the peace and security which are considered to be relevant to Africa in general and particularly to Central Africa, in order to address the main theme of global citizenship education. The selected best practices deal with the tertiary level and are in line with the second phase of the World Programme for human rights education, covering the period between 2009 and 2014 and focusing on higher and vocational education. The practices include 1) citizenship education which supports the principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and which is reiterated in the two phases of the World Programme for human rights education, 2) the intercultural dialogue which supports education for understanding and evaluating unity in diversity, and which fits well with the objectives of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development proclaimed by the UN General Assembly and managed by UNESCO, and 3) education for peace and security.It is obvious that many linkages exist among the three subjects mentioned above. Therefore, the examples presented in this collection can affect one or several problems. Each example is presented with the following sequence: identification, background, implementation, and results. 
Les médias, partenaires de l'éducation au développement durable: kit de formation et de référence Year of publication: 2008 Author: Eleanor Bird | Richard Lutz | Christine Warwick Corporate author: UNESCO Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development addresses issues that are being discussed on the social, economic and environmental fronts. It does not pretend to know all the answers, but draws on existing experience and recommends resources for further inquiry and research. It encourages the media to engage in public participation and to debate improvements that can lead to sustainable development. It also seeks to contribute to media awareness and understanding of sustainability, as outlined by the Agenda 21 Plan of Action for all nations endorsed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Education for sustainable development and the millennium development goals Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a universal framework for development, agreed to by all UN Member States in 2000. They provide a means for developing countries and development partners to work together in pursuit of a sustainable future. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) can contribute to the achievement of all the MDGs. It can help governments and development partners to ensure that capacity exists for achieving the MDGs. ESD provides learning goals that help to achieve the MDGs. Education for sustainable development and the millennium development goals Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD) constituent un cadre universel pour le développement, convenu par tous les États membres de l'ONU en 2000. Ils fournissent un moyen pour les pays et les partenaires au développement en développement à travailler ensemble à la poursuite d'un avenir durable. Éducation pour le Développement Durable (EDD) peut contribuer à la réalisation de tous les OMD. Il peut aider les gouvernements et les partenaires de développement afin de garantir que la capacité existe pour la réalisation des OMD. EDD fournit des objectifs qui contribuent à la réalisation des OMD d'apprentissage. Education and national sustainable development strategies Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 countries around the world have been developing and implementing National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS). Sustainable Development competes with many deeply entrenched values and therefore progress has been slow. Tensions between long term and short term thinking, and between economic growth and social and environmental sustainability, are not easy to resolve. The NSDS process has gained impetus following the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, where it was agreed that countries need to take immediate steps to elaborate and formulate NSDS systems that can continuously improve. The UN Guidance Document describes an NSDS as a comprehensive, adaptable, continuous and long term undertaking that helps a country to achieve economic prosperity and higher levels of social welfare, while at the same time preserving the environment. An NSDS is not just something that can be put together in a document and be promulgated. Development of an NSDS requires multi-stakeholder participation, partnerships, country ownership, shared vision with a commitment to continuous improvement, capacity development and the ability to build on existing knowledge and processes and a clear focus on outcomes. Education is a central dimension of achieving sustainable development, and needs to be incorporated into the NSDS process. Learning is central to the process of NSDS development and implementation. Éducation et stratégies nationales de développement durable Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO Depuis le Sommet de la Terre de Rio en 1992, les pays du monde entier élaborent et mettent en œuvre des Stratégies Nationales de Développement Durable (SNDD). Le développement durable est en concurrence avec de nombreuses valeurs profondément enracinées et les progrès ont donc été lents. Les tensions entre la pensée à long terme et à court terme et entre la croissance économique et la durabilité sociale et environnementale ne sont pas faciles à résoudre. Le processus des SNDD a pris de l'ampleur à la suite du Sommet mondial sur le développement durable de 2002, où il a été convenu que les pays devaient prendre des mesures immédiates pour élaborer et formuler des systèmes de SNDD susceptibles d'être continuellement améliorés. Le Document d'orientation des Nations Unies décrit une SNDD comme une entreprise globale, adaptable, continue et à long terme qui aide un pays à atteindre une prospérité économique et des niveaux supérieurs de bien-être social tout en préservant l'environnement. Une SNDD n'est pas seulement quelque chose qui peut être rassemblée dans un document et être promulguée. Le développement d'une SNDD requiert la participation de plusieurs parties prenantes, des partenariats, l'appropriation par les pays, une vision partagée avec un engagement à l'amélioration continue, le renforcement des capacités et la capacité de s'appuyer sur les connaissances et les processus existants. L'éducation est une dimension centrale de la réalisation du développement durable et doit être intégrée au processus des SNDD. L'apprentissage est au cœur du processus de développement et de mise en œuvre de la SNDD. La contribución de la educación inicial para una sociedad sustentable Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO This report originates from the international workshop, ‘The Role of Early Childhood Education for a Sustainable Society’, jointly organized in Göteborg, Sweden, by Göteborg University, Chalmers University of Technology and the City of Göteborg, from 2 to 4 May 2007. It was attended by thirty-five participants from sixteen different countries (see ‘List of Participants’). The workshop was a follow-up to the international conference on education for sustainable development, ‘Learning to Change Our World’, held in May 2004, in Göteborg. It was one of four preparatory workshops leading to another international conference on education for sustainable development, to be organized in 2008 or 2009, in the same city. The aim of the four workshops is to discuss promoters and barriers related to learning for sustainability, and to propose recommendations for the upcoming international conference. The present workshop was conceived for the following reasons. First, our societies urgently require new kinds of education that can help prevent further degradation of our planet, and that foster caring and responsible citizens genuinely concerned with and capable of contributing to a just and peaceful world. Second, these new kinds of education must be available to all – not only a handful of people – and take place in various settings, including families and communities. Third, they must begin in early childhood, as the values, attitudes, behaviours and skills acquired in this period may have a long-lasting impact in later life. Thus, early childhood education clearly has an important place in the efforts to bring about sustainable development. 
Diversity, Dialogue and Sharing: Online Resources for a More Resourceful World Year of publication: 2017 Author: Francine Saillant Corporate author: UNESCO The different societies and regions of the world are developing original perspectives on diversity, cultural rapprochement and intercultural dialogue. These perspectives arise through the complex interactions between regional structures, governmental bodies, civil society and cultural institutions. The tools available to these actors are easily identifiable on a global scale, particularly those regularly produced by UNESCO. However, other tools exist - intercultural universities, virtual libraries, training programs for urban policies, MOOCS, video conferences, virtual exhibitions, online archives, to name but a few - their visibility limited by their fragmented distribution. It is through these resources that countries and regions succeed in producing responses in support and promotion of diversity adapted to their context specific problems.This book provides a reinterpretation of the concept of intercultural dialogue rooted in regional perspectives on diversity, giving a broad panorama of the shared theoretical, practical and technical tools and online resources available.This book comprises three parts. Part 1 examines the perspectives selected for our inquiry from a conceptual and reflective standpoint. Topics covered will include the notions of diversity and dialogue, an examination of these notions, and finally our methodology. Part 2 introduces the regions (in the sense established by UNESCO), their diversity-related characteristics and issues, and the regional strategies adopted in order to promote not only diversity but also rapprochement and dialogue. Finally, Part 3 details the various actions that embody the regions’ strategies and broad orientations, with each action being presented based on its underlying aims. Parts 2 and 3 represent two different ways of approaching the shared and shareable resources in question, of which we hope to present the most promising aspects. 
The contribution of early childhood education to a sustainable society Year of publication: 2008 Corporate author: UNESCO This report originates from the international workshop, ‘The Role of Early Childhood Education for a Sustainable Society’, jointly organized in Göteborg, Sweden, by Göteborg University, Chalmers University of Technology and the City of Göteborg, from 2 to 4 May 2007. It was attended by thirty-five participants from sixteen different countries (see ‘List of Participants’). The workshop was a follow-up to the international conference on education for sustainable development, ‘Learning to Change Our World’, held in May 2004, in Göteborg. It was one of four preparatory workshops leading to another international conference on education for sustainable development, to be organized in 2008 or 2009, in the same city. The aim of the four workshops is to discuss promoters and barriers related to learning for sustainability, and to propose recommendations for the upcoming international conference. The present workshop was conceived for the following reasons. First, our societies urgently require new kinds of education that can help prevent further degradation of our planet, and that foster caring and responsible citizens genuinely concerned with and capable of contributing to a just and peaceful world. Second, these new kinds of education must be available to all – not only a handful of people – and take place in various settings, including families and communities. Third, they must begin in early childhood, as the values, attitudes, behaviours and skills acquired in this period may have a long-lasting impact in later life. Thus, early childhood education clearly has an important place in the efforts to bring about sustainable development. La contribution de l'éducation de la petite enfance à une société durable Year of publication: 2008 Corporate author: UNESCO Ce rapport provient de l'atelier international, «Le rôle de l'éducation de la petite enfance pour une société durable», organisé conjointement à Göteborg, en Suède, par l'Université de Göteborg, Chalmers University of Technology et la ville de Göteborg, du 2 au 4 mai 2007. Il a réuni trente-cinq participants de seize pays différents (voir «Liste des participants»). L'atelier a été suivi à l'éducation de internationalconférenceon pour le développement durable, «Apprendre à changer notre monde», tenue en mai 2004, à Göteborg. Il était l'un des quatre ateliers préparatoires menant à une autre éducation internationalconférenceon pour le développement durable, qui sera organisée en 2008 ou 2009, dans la même ville. L'objectif des quatre ateliers est de discuter des promoteurs et des obstacles liés à l'apprentissage de la durabilité, et de proposer des recommandations pour la prochaine conférence internationale. Le présent atelier a été conçu pour les raisons suivantes. Tout d'abord, nos sociétés ont un besoin urgent de nouveaux types d'éducation qui peuvent aider à prévenir une nouvelle dégradation de notre planète, et qui favorisent les soins et les citoyens responsables véritablement concernés par et capables de contribuer à un monde juste et pacifique. Deuxièmement, ces nouvelles formes d'éducation doivent être aCECssibles à tous - non seulement une poignée de gens - et se déroulent dans divers milieux, y compris les familles et les communautés. Troisièmement, ils doivent commencer au début de l'enfance, comme les valeurs, les attitudes, les comportements et les compétences acquises dans cette période peuvent avoir un impact durable dans la vie plus tard. Ainsi, l'éducation de la petite enfance a clairement une place importante dans les efforts pour parvenir à un développement durable.