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Address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Seminar on Climate Change Education; UNESCO, 27 July 2009 Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO This document is the address of Mr Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Seminar on Climate Change Education; UNESCO, 27 July 2009. He presented the climate change issues and highlighted the importance of education for sustainable future. Pan-African forum: sources and resources for a culture of peace Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: African Union The Pan-African Forum “ Sources and resources for a culture of peace” was held in Luanda, Angola, from 26 to 28 March 2013, and was jointly organized by UNESCO, the African Union and the Government of Angola, under the High Patronage of H. E. Mr José Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic of Angola. This forum was the result of a close cooperation between UNESCO and the African Union, one of their main objectives being building peace in Africa, through the promotion of a culture of peace based on the intrinsic values of African societies. The Republic of Angola Government, through its President of the Republic H. E. Mr José Eduardo dos Santos, resolutely engaged in this process with major financial and technical support for the organization of the Forum in the Angolan capital city. As indicated in the Action Plan adopted by the participants in plenary (Annex I), recommendations made during the Forum are directed at all components of African society : political leaders, national and regional institutions, civil society, community associations, youth movements and women’s organizations, religious and traditional leaders, entrepreneurs and leaders from the private sector, etc. The implementation of the Action Plan will be continuously monitored by the two institutions that jointly organized the Luanda Forum, the African Union and UNESCO. Representatives from the 55 African countries participating in the Forum will both contribute to the proposal for action by bringing their national experience and take the lead in the follow‐up of the recommendations made at country level. In order to ensure this follow‐up it will be important to link together the participants by the creation of an African Network for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non‐violence. The representatives of African countries will play the role of focal points of the awareness campaign at the national level. Finally, the agenda of the Forum includes a plan to hold a roundtable on the establishment of a multi-stakeholder partnership for action. Organized with the participation of regional institutions, public and private economic actors as well as representatives of Governments and Civil Society, this session will be the occasion to launch a continental and lasting Movement for the promotion of a culture of peace. For this round table and for the Campaign, the stakeholders can now witness the action as their Foundation / Company / Institution / Organization leads to help in building the defence of peace in the minds of men and women and ensure that peace is a reality: "Make Peace Happen". 
Education for People and Planet: Creating Sustainable Futures for All, Global Education Monitoring Report, 2016 Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO | Global Education Monitoring Report Team Education for People and Planet: Creating Sustainable Futures for All explores the complex relationship between education and the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, covering six fundamental pillars – Planet, Prosperity, People, Peace, Place and Partnerships. This report shows that education will not deliver its full potential unless participation rates increase dramatically and sustainable development guides education system reform. It also warns of the destructive impact that climate change, conflict, unsustainable consumption and the increasing gap between rich and poor have on education. A huge transformation is needed if we are to create sustainable futures for all. 
Sustainability Education Principal Training Manual Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: UNESCO | Beijing Sustainable Development Education Association | China National Council for Sustainable Development Education Secretariat This article is devoted to explaining the application of sustainable development in China. Learning to mitigate and adapt to climate change: UNESCO and climate change education Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO This report is a result of the UNESCO International Seminar on Climate Change Education at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 27-29 July, 2009. Over the past 30 years, UNESCO has actively contributed to building the global knowledge base on climate change. Primarily through its contribution to climate science (global ocean observation systems, assessment and monitoring) and secondarily by promoting education, capacity development, public awareness and access to information. As Task Manager of Chapter 36 of Agenda 21 – which relates to the promotion of education, public awareness and training – and lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014), the Organization plays a lead role in promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Climate change is one of the key action themes of the Decade, as was reaffirmed at the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held in Bonn in April 2009. Education has a central role to play in understanding, mitigating and adapting to the changing climate. While education at all levels and in both formal and informal settings is needed, instilling climate change awareness and understanding at a young age is ultimately the best way to change behaviours and attitudes. What children learn today will shape tomorrow’s world. Through the New Delhi work programme – which is a flexible programme for country-driven action engaging all stakeholders on education, training and public awareness on climate change, UNESCO supports its Member States to implement Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Similarly, the UNESCO Enhanced Plan of Action for the Strategy for Action on Climate Change recognizes the importance of and outlines action for education in promoting mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. 
International Environmental Politics and Critical Approach to Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2017 Author: Zheng Fuxing The research and practice of global citizenship education have thrived since 1990s, but the effectiveness of global citizenship education is limited. The research cannot avoid the problematic premise of the possibility of global citizenship education. The identity predicament of global citizen and alienation of local implementing make probability of the global citizenship education problematic. The practial predicament of the global citizenship education maninfest5s that the nation state is the key factor of policy implementation. Environmental question, which is about global common good, attracts the attention from the government of most of nations, and becomes the good case for exploring the feasibility of global citizenship education. Environmental politics explain the inequality and injustice in the globally enviromental governance which made the global citizenship education critical. The critical ecopedagogy becomes the new form of global citizenship. The practice of the global citizenship education becomes viable by hybrid activism generated by dialectical movement between local and global in the limit of nation-state. 
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2018 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2017- (Azoulay, A.) This message was delivered by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Environment Day, on 5 June 2018. 
A New Era of Social Justice: International Labour Conference, 100th Session, 2011 Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: International Labour Organization (ILO) This report specifically presents to the conference what the Director believes are the fundamental problems the ILO faces as it oversees a century of its inception in 2019. These problems are the remnants of an ineffective growth pattern that has increased inequality around the world over the past 30 years. The mission of the organization is to continue to work together to develop effective responses to these challenges - within the ILO itself, with national bodies such as governments, employers and workers, and through ILO cooperation with others. 
Green Pack Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe Inspired by the political process “Environment for Europe”, in 2000 the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) launched a programme on education for sustainable development (ESD), sponsored by Toyota. This included the development and introduction of an innovative multimedia educational kit, the Green Pack, for school teachers and their students in Central and EasternEurope. Other ESD tools similar to the Green Pack have been developed and introduced in recent years to address different target groups. Currently, the main group of REC ESD tools includes:Green Pack, aimed at children aged between 11 and 15 and their teachersGreen Pack Junior, aimed at children aged between 7 and 10 and their teachersGreen Steps, aimed at citizens and families After 14 years of project implementation, REC ESD materials have been introduced in 19 countries in Europe and Asia. Since the Green Pack launch in 2001, around 40,000 teachers and over 4.5 million students have been educated, fundamentally changing the way in which the teaching of sustainability is approached. Each project has been developed in cooperation with businesses, governments, professional organisations and NGOs in order to foster community support across a broad spectrum of society. Many donors from the international, governmental, business and private communities have supported this process. URL:http://www.greenpackonline.org/english/menu.html 
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.