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Education: Still Searching for Utopia? (The UNESCO Courier no. 1, January-March 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO At a time of heightened global tension, when human rights, freedom of speech, peace and the future of the planet itself may seem challenged as never before, the transformational power of education is of critical importance.In Learning: The Treasure Within, the landmark Report to UNESCO by the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century in 1996, Jacques Delors, then Chairman of the Commission (1992 to 1996), spoke of education as “the necessary Utopia” and “an indispensable asset in its attempt to attain the ideals of peace, freedom and social justice.”Education was held up as neither miracle nor magic, but rather the best means to foster a climate where humanity would be improved −. and where the rich potential for learning, inherent in every individual, would be tapped. Our humanity is confronted with a very strange paradox: the world’s population has never been better educated, and yet, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 263 million children and young people are out of school, 617 million children and adolescents worldwide do not meet the minimum threshold for literacy and mathematics, at least 750 million adults are illiterate, and girls remain more likely than boys to never set foot in a classroom. Yet education is still called upon to address inequalities, poverty, terrorism and conflict. It is seen as one of the keys to global citizenship and sustainable development, two of UNESCO’s fields of action. The Organization is also mandated to lead the Education 2030 global agenda with a special focus on ensuring that no one is left behind. Under the title, “Education: Still searching for Utopia?”, the UNESCO Courier evaluates the state of global education and explores how it responds to some of the main challenges we face. 
Confronting Inequality through GCED: Toward Justice, Inclusion, and Transformation (SangSaeng; No.65, 2025) Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: APCEIU The 62nd issue of SangSaeng has been published with the theme of “Ethical AI and GCED: Exploring the Expanding Domain of Artificial Intelligence.”AI has never been as pervasive and influential as it is in today’s rapidly changing world. Despite the convenience and cutting-edge technology AI has offered us, it has the potential to pose a threat to humanity. This is where ethics for AI should come forward. In this regard, this issue will lead readers to the alarming side of AI as well as its future developments, focusing on the importance of GCED and AI ethics in tackling any potential problems.Contents03 Editor's Note 04 Special ColumnEmbracing Change to Cultivate Success — Integrating Global Citizenship Education into Tertiary Education / Dendev Badarch08 FOCUS Ethical AI and GCED: Exploring the Expanding Domain of Artificial IntelligenceRole of Ethics in the Era of AI — Protecting and Guiding AI Processes for Humanity to Flourish / Emma Ruttkamp-BloemPayingAttention to AI Ethics — An Avenue for a New Competitive Edge in Business / Myoungshin KimDriving Innovative Education — Balancing Future Possibilities and Ethical Concerns: How GCED Can be Used to Address AI Issues / Angelique Southern 20 Special ReportEmpowering a Climate Generation — From Classrooms to Climate Frontlines : The Transformative Role of Education highlighted at COP28 / Djian Sadadou 22 Best PracticesNavigating an AI Future — Ethical AI and the Importance of Critical Thought / Hannah GrantGLACE Brings the World to a City — Empowering Youth as Global Citizens: Lessons from Navotas City’s Project GLAC / Marco D. MedurandaLowering Eco-Anxiety — Teaching Climate Change Through Media and Information Literacy / Laetitia Legrand 33 GCED YOUTH NETWORKNew Wave of Youth Advocacy — Role of AI in Youth Advocacy and its Ethical Implications to Global Citizenship / Oshan M. Gunathilake and Diego Manrique36 Understanding the Asia Pacific RegionDiscovering Auroville — Where Boundaries Fade, Nature Thrives, and Global Minds Unite / Akanksha Arya 39 Peace in My MemoryHappiness without Violence — Mindanao Peace Forum Celebrates Building a Culture of Peace / Ludivina Borja-DekitPeace Scholar Passes Away Amidst Turbulent Times / Kwang-Hyun KIM 45 Story TimeThe Right Footing — My Life Has Purpose Thanks to Football / Hajar Abulfazl 48 LetterShared Challenges of Global Citizens / Natsuki Nagata 50 APCEIU in Action 
UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education 2025 Laureates Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO The UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education (GCED) provides an exceptional global platform to promote the visibility and recognition of projects and initiatives in the field of GCED from around the world.In its inaugural edition in 2025, the Prize honours a school project in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador that guides children to become empathetic community leaders, and a youth-led non-governmental organization in the United Republic of Tanzania that involves youth nationwide in fora and festivals to promote peace and security. 
UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education 2025 Laureates Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Le Prix UNESCO pour l’éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale (ECM) offre une plateforme mondiale exceptionnelle pour promouvoir la visibilité et la reconnaissance des projets et initiatives dans le domaine de l’éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale à travers le monde.Pour sa première édition en 2025, le Prix récompense un projet scolaire mené dans la forêt amazonienne, en Équateur, qui aide les enfants à devenir des leaders communautaires empathiques, ainsi qu’une organisation non gouvernementale dirigée par des jeunes en République-Unie de Tanzanie, qui implique des jeunes de tout le pays dans des forums et des festivals visant à promouvoir la paix et la sécurité. 
Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century: The State of Education for Peace, Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Asia Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) Calls to gear up schools for the 21st century are ubiquitous today. Dominant international educational discourse hails the potential of 'the youth dividend' and digital technology for enhancing growth. Some Asian education systems are held up as models for an innovation-led utopian future. But across much of Asia, neither the reality of schooling nor the patterns of development with which it is associated give cause for blithe optimism.This study is informed by UNESCO’s commitment to realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through educational reform worldwide. Since its inception, UNESCO has championed a humanistic vision of education — a vision today encapsulated in SDG 4.7. These ideals need to be strongly restated and defended in an era when educational debate worldwide has come to be framed by a narrowly economistic and instrumentalist agenda.Deriving urgent significance from this broader context, the present report analyses how far the ideals of SDG 4.7 – of 'education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship' - are embodied in policies and curricula across 22 Asian societies. At one level, it seeks to develop benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed. It also argues forcefully that conceptions of the fundamental purposes of schooling need to be reconfigured, if the ideals to which the global community has subscribed are actually to be realised. Переосмысление школьного обучения ДЛЯ XXI ВЕКА Состояние образования ради мира, устойчивого развития и глобальной гражданственности в Азии Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) В публикации «Переосмысление школьного образования в XXI веке: состояние образования в интересах мира, устойчивого развития и в духе глобальной гражданственности в Азии» Института ЮНЕСКО Махатмы Ганди по образованию в интересах мира и устойчивого развития (МГИЭП) обсуждается о необходимости изменения фундаментальных целей школьного образования, включая идеалы образования в интересах устойчивого развития, в духе глобальной гражданственности и мира и (ЦУР 4.7). Кроме того, в исследовании рассматривается разработка сравнительных показателей – так называемые «бенчмарки», позволяющие оценить будущий прогресс в этой области.В этом отчете приняли участие более 60 исследователей из 22 стран Азии и он также основан на анализе ключевой образовательной политики и образовательных стандартов этих стран. Отчет также включает обширный обзор литературы по школьному образованию в Азии. В шестой главе публикации можно найти анализ текущего состояния и вопросов, стоящих по внедрению образования в интересах мира, устойчивого развития и в духе глобальной гражданственности в различных субрегионах Азии, включая Центральной Азии. Во-первых, глава раскрывает реформы в школьном образовании в постсоветской Центральной Азии, которые проводились в целях удовлетворения потребности в быстром создании собственной государственности в странах региона, которые не были готовы к независимости при распаде СССР. Во-вторых, в главе подчеркивается трансформация понимания советского восприятия образования как «общего блага» и его вытеснение, по крайней мере, на уровне политического дискурса, с неустанным акцентом на образование как инструмента развития «человеческих ресурсов» с учетом спроса рынка на компетенции.Глобальное сообщество обязалось достичь целей устойчивого развития (ЦУР), включая ЦУР4 по образованию, к 2030 году. Задача ЦУР4.7 направлена на предоставление учащимся знаний и компетенций, необходимых им для реализации всех целей устойчивого развития. Основное внимание уделяется когнитивным, социально-эмоциональным и поведенческим результатам обучения, которые помогают учащимся решать конкретные задачи, рассматриваемые ЦУР. Поскольку государства-члены Организации Объединенных Наций работают над достижением ЦУР, им предлагается переосмыслить образование для внесения вклада в ЦУР. В то время как ЦУР4.7 обеспечивает необходимую структуру в этом отношении. 
Teaching approaches that help to build resilience to extremism among young people Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: United Kingdom. Department of Education This is a summary for decision-makers – policy- makers, school leaders, teachers and other practitioners, such as youth and community workers – of the key ingredients of evidence-based teaching approaches and interventions that are effective in building resilience to extremism among young people. It also details support factors in schools and other education settings that maximize the benefits and impact of such interventions. La Educación, una utopia necesaria (El Correo de la UNESCO no.1, Enero-Marzo 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO El poderoso vector de transformación que es la educación reviste una importancia fundamental en estos tiempos en que parecen ponerse en tela de juicio más que nunca los derechos humanos, la libertad de expresión, la paz y el futuro de nuestro planeta.La educación es una “utopía necesaria” y “constituye un instrumento indispensable para que la humanidad pueda progresar hacia los ideales de paz, libertad y justicia social”, tal como se afirma en el histórico informe “La educación encierra un tesoro”, presentado a la UNESCO en 1996 por la Comisión Internacional sobre la Educación para el siglo XXI presidida por Jacques Delors.La educación, según ese informe, no es un remedio milagroso ni un mágico “ábrete sésamo”, sino una vía mejor que otras para lograr que la humanidad sea mejor.Nuestra época afronta una situación extremadamente paradójica. Mientras que el nivel de instrucción de la población mundial ha alcanzado su más alto nivel histórico, todavía quedan en el mundo 263 millones de niños y adolescentes sin escolarizar y otros 617 millones no logran alcanzar un nivel mínimo de competencia en lectura, escritura y matemáticas. Además, hay 750 millones de adultos analfabetos y actualmente la posibilidad de que las niñas y las jóvenes no pisen jamás una escuela es mucho más alta que en el caso de los varones. Ahora bien, la educación sigue siendo un instrumento indispensable para reducir las desigualdades, la pobreza, elterrorismo y los conflictos armados, así como un factor clave para la mentalización de las personas con vistas a que lleguen a “ciudadanos del mundo” y coadyuven a al desarrollo sostenible. La educación para la ciudadanía y para el desarrollo sostenible son dos ámbitos de acción de la UNESCO, que además tiene el mandato de liderar la agenda mundial Educación 2030, procurando en especial que los sistemas educativos no dejen a nadie atrás.Bajo el título “La educación, una utopía necesaria”, El Correo de la UNESCO traza una panorámica de determinados aspectos de la educación en el mundo, así como de la manera en que ésta puede responder a algunos de los grandes retos planteados a la humanidad. Education: en quête d'une utopie nécessaire (Le Courrier de l’UNESCO no. 1, Janvier-Mars 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO À une époque où la tension ne cesse de croître, où les droits de l'homme, la liberté d'expression, la paix et l'avenir de la planète semblent plus que jamais remis en question, le pouvoir de transformation véhiculé par l'éducation revêt une importance cruciale.L’éducation est une « utopie nécessaire », elle est « un atout indispensable pour permettre à l’humanité de progresser vers les idéaux de paix, de liberté et de justice sociale », lit‑on dans le rapport historique de l’UNESCO, L’éducation : un trésor est caché dedans, élaboré par la Commission internationale sur l'éducation pour le XXIe siècle, présidée en 1996 par Jacques Delors.L'éducation n'y est présentée ni comme miracle, ni comme baguette magique, mais comme le meilleur moyen de favoriser un climat permettant à l'humanité de s’améliorer.Notre humanité est confrontée à un paradoxe très étrange : la population mondiale n’a jamais été aussi instruite, alors que, selon l’Institut de statistiques de l’UNESCO, 263 millions d’enfants et de jeunes ne sont pas scolarisés, que 617 millions d’enfants et d’adolescents dans le monde n’atteignent pas le seuil minimal de compétence en lecture et en mathématiques, qu’au moins 750 millions d’adultes sont analphabètes, et que les filles demeurent plus susceptibles que les garçons de ne jamais mettre les pieds dans une classe. Cependant l’éducation est toujours appelée à remédier aux inégalités, à la pauvreté, au terrorisme et aux conflits. Elle est considérée comme une des clés essentielles de la citoyenneté mondiale et du développement durable, deux domaines d’action de l’UNESCO, qui a aussi pour mandat de diriger l’agenda mondial Éducation2030 en veillant tout particulièrement à ce que personne ne soit laissé pour compte.Sous le titre « Éducation : en quête d'une utopie nécessaire », Le Courrier de l'UNESCO porte un regard panoramique sur l'éducation dans le monde et explore comment elle peut répondre à certains grands défis. 
Shaping the future we want: UN decade of education for sustainable development (2005-2014); final report; summary Year of publication: 2014 Author: Carolee Buckler | Heather Creech Corporate author: UNESCO This summary for policy- and decision-makers provides a brief overview of the key findings and trends, a synopsis of highlights, challenges and actions across all levels and areas of education, and steps for scaling up actions presented in the UNESCO 2014 Global Monitoring and Evaluation Final Report, Shaping the Future We Want – UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The Final Report 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 Global Monitoring and Evaluation reports, and based upon Member States’ and other stakeholders’ assessments of the current state of ESD, the Final Report maps the achievements and challenges of a decade of progress and action on ESD at the global, national, regional and local levels, and within all areas and levels of education. The Final Report concludes that a solid foundation has been laid for ESD at the end of the DESD, achieved by raising awareness, influencing policies and generating significant numbers of good practice projects in all areas of education and learning. At the end of 10 years of work, 10 key findings and trends have emerged that will guide ESD into the future. The report also shows that despite the successes, a full integration of ESD into education systems has yet to take place in most countries.