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Gender Policy Recommendations in Education Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Red Nacional de Educación de la Niña This document synthesizes the proposals of the Florecer Network to advance in gender equality, convinced that the commitment to a more just and more human world necessarily involves the assumption of equality between men and women. The principle that the rights of women and girls are an integral, inalienable and indivisible part of universal human rights has been reaffirmed from the various international forums. Greater equity between men and women is also beneficial for the development of the country. A country with educated girls and women has a lower birth rate, improves their health and productivity conditions. This document synthesizes the main proposals of the Gender and Citizenship Forum: imperative for a quality education, organized by Red Florecer in May 2013 year. We want to put them in the hands of decision-makers and citizens in general to help concretize the mandates of equality between men and women in education. It is time not to give up dreams because they have become possible. 
Annual Report for 2021 (UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia) Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UN. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) This Annual Report provides an account of the main results achieved by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for Central Asia (UNODC ROCA), in 2021. UNODC has stepped up efforts to help people in these challenging times, addressing emerging threats in line with human rights and gender equality standards, and the rule of law. Through our strategic interventions, we have contributed to strengthening peace, preventing conflict, and tackling the root causes and drivers of instability and violence. 
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions (Professional Training Series No.12) Year of publication: 2005 Corporate author: United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights This publication reviews economic, social and cultural human rights. It is a guide to national institutions produced by the United Nations. The guide is a reference in all matters related to human rights to create a decent life for people, and to clarify the role that governments should play in this regard.This handbook is intended to help national human rights institutions maximize the effectiveness of their functions and powers in addressing economic, social and cultural rights. Its aim is to assist national human rights institutions in the development of policies, processes and skills to integrate economic, social and cultural rights further into their work, thereby enabling them to address poverty and development, for example, through an economic, social and cultural rights framework.This handbook will discuss ways in which national human rights institutions can become more effective in protecting and promoting economic, social and cultural rights. It will examine how national institutions’ legal mandates can be interpreted to incorporate economic, social and cultural rights within their jurisdictions, how their functions and powers can be exercised more appropriately in regard to these rights, how they can use their resources most efficiently and effectively and how they can implement economic, social and cultural rights in the political and social contexts in which they operate. 
Introducing democracy: 80 questions and answers Year of publication: 2009 Author: David Beetham | Kevin Boyle Corporate author: UNESCO Humorously illustrated by Plantu, the famous cartoonist of the French newspaper Le Monde, this book is a valuable tool for all those who want to know more about democracy and human rights, whether it be students, activists, civil servants, or simply as interested citizens. What is democracy? What is the relation between democracy and individual rights? Is majority rule always democratic? How can democracy be maintained and improved? This book tackles these and other questions about democracy, covering six broad areas: basic concepts and principles; free and fair elections; open and accountable government; individual rights and their defence; democratic or civil society; the future of democracy. 
Human rights: questions and answers Year of publication: 2009 Author: Leah Levin Corporate author: UNESCO This 5th edition presents an overview of the scope and content of international human rights law, procedures to monitor its implementation, organizations and institutions working for human rights, major international events, as well as new developments and challenges. It also offers a brief commentary on the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights explaining their meaning and providing examples on their practical implications. A permanent feature of this publication, and one of the reasons of its success, are the cartoons of Plantu, a well-known French political cartoonist and a devoted human rights activist. 
From words to action; Des paroles aux actes Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: UNESCO Since its creation in 1945, UNESCO has been working to enhance mutual understanding between peoples, founded on an ever more subtle knowledge of cultures in their rich diversity in order to promote the dignity of all through the affirmation of the principles, rights and values of our common humanity. The era of globalization characterizes our societies, in a cultural landscape which, more than ever, is permeated with diversity because of the mutual influences of peoples, communities, and of their cultural and religious practices. A major issue remains: the need to demonstrate the benefits of promoting both respect for human rights and cultural diversity, recognizing the importance of genuine intercultural dialogue in order to fight against new forms of racism, discrimination, intolerance, extremism and radicalization. UNESCO, with lengthy practical experience as an international laboratory of ideas, monitors respect for universal values, in particular by initiating research and producing various kinds of teaching tools designed for the acquisition of intercultural skills. Which skills should be mobilized or acquired in order to be able not only to respect but also to appreciate the Other in all his or her diversity. How many of these skills can be useful on both a collective level and an individual one in order to protect cultural rights, protect oneself from, or to transcend prejudice? Intercultural sensibility and aptitudes have to be explored since they refer to the willingness and capacity of people to step outside of their own logic and systems of thought in order to engage with others, and appreciate different cultural narratives especially if they are not equally valorized or recognized in a given societal context. This portfolio proposes a basic tool for capacity building in support of exchange, communication and cooperation beyond cultural, religious and national borders, allowing the emergence of a global citizenship in a safer world for all. In this perspective, this set of key resources consists of papers by international experts exploring the linkage between respect for cultural diversity and human rights, with all that that implies. It brings together other publications such asIntercultural Competences, Conceptual and Operational Framework, published by UNESCO in 2013, and documents such as Dire la Tolérance (Defining Tolerance), published in 1997 and translated into English and into Arabic, and, finally, UNESCO’s Programme of Action for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, A Vision in Action, published in English in 2012 and in French in 2013. Symbolically released on 10 December 2014, Human Rights Day, this multilingual and evolving publication is designed primarly to be an Open Access tool, a flagship project of the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022). In the same spirit, its content will be enriched and developed in an e-learning format, throughout the Decade. 
Human Dignity and Its Prospects in Islamic Law 2: Human Rights Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: Ahlulbayt E-learning Organization (AELO) This video talks about the human being and how the Lord created him with dignity. The video talks in details about human dignity and rights according to the Islamic law. 
Living with Controversy: Teaching Controversial Issues through Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights (EDC/HRE); Training Pack for Teachers Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Council of Europe Learning how to engage in dialogue with people whose values are different from one’s own and to respect them is central to the democratic process and essential for the protection and strengthening of democracy and fostering a culture of human rights. Yet in Europe young people do not often have an opportunity to discuss controversial issues in school because they are seen as too challenging to teach, e.g., issues to do with extremism, gender violence, child abuse, or sexual orientation. Unable to voice their concerns, unaware of how others feel or left to rely on friends and social media for their information, young people can be frustrated or confused about some of the major issues which affect their communities and European society today. In the absence of help from school, they might have no reliable means of dealing with these issues constructively and no one to guide them. The idea for this Pack came out of a call from policy-makers and practitioners in a number of European countries for more effective training for teachers in the teaching of controversial issues. 
Ensinando sobre o Holocausto na Escola : Informações e Propostas para Professores dos Ensinos Fundamental e Médio Year of publication: 2014 Author: Nilton Mullet Pereira | Ilton Gitz Corporate author: UNESCO This textbook aims at helping teachers of primary and secondary education to address the Holocaust theme in their classes. This book contains suggested activities, lists of books and films references to help pupils to make connections between the Holocaust and others genocides but also to develop critical thinking and respect for human rights. 
Saudi University Students’ Attitude Towards a Culture of Peace Year of publication: 2019 Author: Rowaidah Abdulhameed Saman Corporate author: University of Jordan The aim of this study is to identify the attitudes of Saudi Universities’ students towards peace culture. The descriptive surveying approach was used on a sample of 1643 students. The frequency, percentages, arithmetic mean, Kay-box test, and T-test were used in the analysis. The results showed that Saudi students have a positive attitude towards (human rights, disarmament, conflict resolution skills, peace culture) while their attitudes were negative towards transferring bomb-making experience to Islamic countries. Also, females had more positive attitudes towards disarmament than male students.