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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development: UNESCO's first category 1 institute in the Asia-Pacific brochure Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is UNESCO’s first Category 1 Institute in the Asia-Pacific. The Institute will be a key strategic player in UNESCO’s work towards quality Education for All and the transformative shift envisioned for the Post 2015 agenda. Established in cooperation with the Government of India, MGIEP has been created to play a leading role in research, knowledge sharing, capacity building and policy formulation in the area of peace and sustainability education. The Institute aims to promote, assimilate and generate high quality research to lead the intellectual and policy discourse for education and global citizenship in the region. It was named after Mahatma Gandhi, as a tribute to his ideas of non-violence and sustainable living. The President of India and the Director-General of UNESCO jointly announced the establishment of the Institute in November, 2012. It is located in New Delhi. 
Le réSEAU en action: citoyens du monde connectés pour le développement durable: guide à l'intention des élèves Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO Le guide « Le réSEAU en action : Citoyens du monde connectés pour le développement durable » à l’intention des élèves a pour but d’initier les élèves du secondaire à l’éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale (ECM) et à l’éducation en vue du développement durable (EDD), et de leur proposer des idées et des activités pour qu’ils contribuent activement à la construction d’un monde plus pacifique et durable. Le guide s’appuie sur les discussions et les activités de près de 1 100 participants originaires de 104 pays, notamment des coordinnateurs nationaux du réSEAU, des chefs d’établissement, des enseignants, des élèves et des experts qui ont contribué à la plateforme collaborative en ligne « Le réSEAU en action : Citoyens du monde connectés pour le développement durable » en 2014 et 2015 [http://fr.unesco.org/aspnet/globalcitizens/]. Le guide à l’intention des élèves : donne une idée de ce que signifie « être un citoyen du monde » ainsi que des suggestions pour contribuer au développement durable ; propose des idées pour agir vous-mêmes dans votre foyer, dans votre école, dans votre communauté, dans votre pays et dans le monde ; présente une sélection d’activités sur l’ECM et l’EDD mises en œuvre par des écoles du réSEAU du monde entier. 
Le réSEAU en action: Citoyens du monde connectés pour le développement durable: guide à l'intention des enseignants Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO Le guide à l’intention des enseignants : donne aux élèves une idée de ce que signifie pour eux « devenir des citoyens du monde » ainsi que des suggestions pour contribuer au développement durable ; propose des idées d’activités en classe pour aider les élèves du secondaire à développer des connaissances, des compétences, des valeurs, des attitudes et des comportements en faveur de l’ECM et de l’EDD ; présente une sélection d’activités sur l’ECM et l’EDD mises en œuvre par les écoles du réSEAU du monde entier. Asia-Pacific guidelines for the development of national ESD indicators Year of publication: 2007 Author: Daniella Tilbury | Sonja Janousek | Derek Elias | Joel Bacha Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok UNESCO Bangkok, with assistance from the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in conjunction with Macquarie University in Australia, implemented a project to assist with the important task of monitoring and assessing progress during the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). This process has been funded by the generous contribution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under the Japanese Funds-In-Trust for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The DESD provides an important opportunity to enhance the profile of ESD in both formal and informal learning spaces which in turn assists UNESCO Member States with the transformation into sustainable societies. Efforts to promote and integrate ESD at all levels will be key to advancing the reach of the Decade.Responding to the DESD International Implementation Scheme’s (IIS) recommendation to develop indicators (see Appendix 1), the Asia-Pacific DESD Indicators Project commenced in March 2006. The first stage of the project has resulted in the publication of this Guidelines document which assists UNESCO Member States in the Asia-Pacific region with the development of ESD indicators and monitoring systems at the national level.The document is intended to provide an important practical resource for UNESCO National Commissions, in addition to other stakeholders, in the area of ESD indicator development. By outlining how to develop national ESD indicators, the Guidelines offers an effective way of building knowledge and increasing ownership of the Decade among stakeholders. Rather than deliver a pre-packaged set of ESD indicators, this document provides countries with a foundation for developing indicators that are relevant to their national contexts.The objectives of the Guidelines are:• To assist with understanding the nature of ESD indicators and the different approaches for their use;• To identify the different types of ESD indicators and what they may reveal about progress;• To identify important sources, methods and planning tools for both data collection and reporting;• To encourage UNESCO Member States in the Asia-Pacific region to work collaboratively, share experiences and learn about meaningful monitoring and assessment during and beyond the DESD; and• To build national capacity to develop ESD indicators and ESD data collection mechanisms at the national level Shaping the education of tomorrow: 2012 full length report on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Year of publication: 2012 Author: Arjen E.J. Wals Corporate author: UNESCO This report represents the second review of the DESD and is conducted in the context of its Global Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (GMEF). It appears twenty years after the Rio Earth Summit, at a time where the challenge of SD is greater than ever. It is all the more timely because there is increased recognition that this challenge cannot be solved solely through technological advances, legislative measures and new policy frameworks. While such responses are necessary, they need to be accompanied by changes in mindsets, values and lifestyles and a strengthening of people’s capacities to bring about change.The report shows that many governments, NGOs, UN agencies and indeed, companies are increasingly emphasizing the importance of learning and capacity-building as they search for solutions to sustainability challenges including climate change, disaster risk management, biodiversity loss and sustainable production and consumption. 
Getting climate ready: a guide for schools on climate action and the whole-school approach Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO Do you want to help create a healthier, fairer, more environmentally sustainable society? Do you want to empower children and young people to do the same? Do you want to make your school more climate-friendly? If so, this guide is for you! The guidelines and examples are based on a survey looking at climate action projects at 55 schools in 12 countries. All schools in the survey are part of UNESCO’s Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet). In addition, this guide draws on examples and research published in peer-reviewed journals, books, national and international guidelines and frameworks and programme websites. 
Address by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Global Citizen Forum; Monaco, 8 October 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This address was delivered by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Global Citizen Forum. 
UNESCO Strategy on Education for Health and Well-Being: Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO This strategy builds on UNESCO’s longstanding commitment to strengthen the links between education and health, reflecting international recognition that a more comprehensive approach to school health and coordinated action across sectors is needed. As stated in the 2015 Incheon Declaration, education develops the skills, values and attitudes that enable citizens to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, make informed decisions, and respond to local and global challenges. It updates previous UNESCO strategies and expands on UNESCO’s work on HIV and on promoting comprehensive sexuality education and safe and inclusive learning environments, placing more emphasis on the role of schools in promoting health. More specifically, it reflects recent developments in the global education, HIV and health agendas, and is aligned with the new UNAIDS 2016-2021 Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 3 Health, SDG 4 Education and SDG 5 Gender Equality. The role of education and training in sustainable development: social, economic and environmental dimensions Year of publication: 2006 Author: Mohammad Jabir Ali | Abdallah AmboSaeedi | Jilani Lamloumi | Sulieman Sulieman Corporate author: UNESCO Beirut Education, Training and Sustainable Development are three fields for life were selected to be the topic in the Regional Workshop on the Role of Education and Training in Sustainable Development (Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain, 19-21 September 2005), as part of TVET-UNEVOC programme for 2004-2005, and follow-up on Bonn Declaration issued at the end of the International Expert Meeting on “Learning for Work, Citizenship and Sustainability”, Bonn, 25-28 October 2004. Thirty five (35) officials, experts and specialists from thirteen (13) Arab countries, UNESCO Offices in Beirut and Doha, and the International Centre for TVET - Bonn Centre took part in Bahrain Workshop. The Organizing Committee for the Workshop had highlighted the social, economic and enviromental dimensions of sustainable development, according to the plan of action of the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The main working papers discussed in the Workshop were developed into a reference study in TVET-UNEVOC Searies to reflect on future orientations in the fields related to Sustainable Development in the Arab countries. Shaping the future we want: UN decade of education for sustainable development; final report Year of publication: 2014 Author: Carolee Buckler | Heather Creech Corporate author: UNESCO The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 –2014) (DESD) aimed at integrating the principles and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning, to encourage changes in knowledge, values and attitudes with the vision of enabling a more sustainable and just society for all. The mandate of the DESD has energized a vast number of stakeholders – across Member States, UN agencies, the education sector, the private sector and civil society – to work in partnership to reorient education systems towards sustainable development. This final DESD Global Monitoring and Evaluation Report (GME) provides an assessment of progress towards embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into education systems and into sustainable development efforts. Building on the findings of the past two DESD GME reports, and based upon Member States’ and other stakeholders’ assessments of the current state of ESD, this report maps the achievements and challenges of a decade of progress and action on ESD at the global, regional, national and local levels – and within all areas and levels of education.