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الإرشادات التوجيهية لتخضير مناهج التعليم والتعلّم من أجل العمل المناخيّ Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO This Guidance responds to the calls from young people for a holistic approach to climate change and sustainability in the curriculum. It outlines a common language on how quality climate change and sustainability can be reflected in the curriculum by setting expected learning outcomes per age group (from 5-year olds and up to 18+ age group, including a lifelong learning approach).This is crucial for accelerating country-level action and ensuring joint monitoring of progress. The objective is to have 90 per cent of all countries include climate change in their curricula by 2030, as established by the Greening Education Partnership.This Guidance aims to support countries, schools or individual practitioners in reassessing their ongoing practices to adopt a more action-oriented, holistic, scientifically accurate, justice-driven and lifelong learning approach to climate change. 
Youth and Changing Realities: Rethinking Post-basic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Организация Объединенных Наций по вопросам образования, науки и культуры (UNESCO) Education should empower young people for full participation in their societies and education systems should be responsive to their voices, aspirations and actions. At this time of upheaval, it is more important than ever that youth voices are heard. This synthesis report analyses the perspectives of post-basic education of some young people from 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Their voices express diverse experiences, aspirations and expectations. They describe ‘changing realities’ in which education and training opportunities often seem unable to meet their aspirations and new demands of the world of work and society. It focusses on four crucial themes for post-basic education, with reference to youth’s experiences: financing, socio-cultural barriers, skills for work and life, and educators’ capacities.The Education 2030 Framework for Action calls for youth, learners and their organizations to be full partners in the realization of SDG4; to encourage governments and other stakeholders to develop education programmes in consultation with young people; and to help shape policies for relevant and responsive education systems. This synthesis report makes an important contribution towards rethinking post-basic education in sub-Saharan Africa. 
Right to Higher Education: Unpacking the International Normative Framework in Light of Current Trends and Challenges Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO | Right to Education Initiative (UK) The right to higher education is well-established in international human rights law. It requires states to progressively introduce free higher education and ensure that all have access on the basis of capacity. Yet, access to education is unequal from the very early years, which together with deep-rooted discrimination in education as well as differences in upbringing, often result in unfair admission procedures when reaching higher education. Drastic changes worldwide, due to rising inequalities, human movement, growing digitalization and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, are further challenging how this right can be concretely implemented. This publication seeks to bring clarity not only to existing obligations and rights, but also to unravel what aspects of the right to higher education might require further explanation in light of new contexts and challenges. It provides policy recommendations to guide states in their endeavour to ensure effective equal opportunities to higher education for all. 
Berlin Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development: Learn for Our Planet; Act for Sustainability Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO From 17 May to 19 May 2021 around 2800 people – politicians, business people, youth leaders, scientists, Non-governmental organizations, and many more - from 160 countries came together virtually at the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2021. During the conference, they expressed their commitment to use the transformative power of education in order to address the global challenges we face. The Berlin Declaration was the main result of the conference. The Berlin Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development is an important document that emphasizes the significance of ESD for each and every one of us. It identifies concrete challenges the global community is facing and calls for changes that are urgently needed in order to fully integrate and strengthen ESD in all educational contexts. 
5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship, Health and Well-Being: Recommendations for Action Towards Transformative Education Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO In light of contemporary and emerging challenges such as climate change, violent and hateful ideologies, conflicts and risks of global pandemics, education must teach young people the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to live cooperatively, be flexible, think critically, respect diversity, care for the environment, and be actively involved in finding solutions, both locally and globally. Transformative education – as enshrined in Target 4.7 of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – is critical in supporting individuals to develop these competencies. Transformative education involves teaching and learning that motivates and empowers learners to make informed decisions and actions at the individual, community and global levels. With a focus on sustainability, global citizenship, health and well-being for all, transformative education implies ensuring that curriculum, pedagogy, learning materials, schools and learning environments are meaningful for the social, political, economic, cultural and environmental contexts. To better understand concrete progress in transformative education, UNESCO and the Asia Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) co-organized the 5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship, Health and Well-being (29 November – 1 December 2021).The conference enabled a productive dialogue among a diverse range of actors from the fields of education for sustainable development (ESD), global citizenship education (GCED), education for health and wellbeing under the broader “banner” of transformative education. 5ème Forum de l’UNESCO sur l’éducation transformatrice pour le développement durable, la citoyenneté mondiale, la santé et le bien-être: Recommandations pour l’action en vue d’une éducation transformatrice Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO À la lumière des défis contemporains et émergents tels que le changement climatique, les idéologies violentes et haineuses, les conflits et les risques de pandémies mondiales, l'éducation doit enseigner aux jeunes les connaissances, les compétences, les valeurs et les attitudes nécessaires pour vivre en coopération, être flexibles, penser de manière critique, respecter la diversité, prendre soin de l'environnement et participer activement à la recherche de solutions, tant au niveau local que mondial.L'éducation transformatrice - telle qu'énoncée dans la cible 4.7 de l'objectif de développement durable 4 - est essentielle pour aider les individus à développer ces compétences. L'éducation transformatrice implique un enseignement et un apprentissage qui motivent et habilitent les apprenants à prendre des décisions et des actions éclairées aux niveaux individuel, communautaire et mondial. En mettant l'accent sur la durabilité, la citoyenneté mondiale, la santé et le bien-être pour tous, l'éducation transformatrice implique de veiller à ce que les programmes, la pédagogie, le matériel d'apprentissage, les écoles et les environnements d'apprentissage soient significatifs pour les contextes social, politique, économique, culturel et environnemental.Pour mieux comprendre les progrès concrets de l'éducation transformatrice, l'UNESCO et le Centre Asie-Pacifique d'éducation pour la compréhension internationale (APCEIU) ont co-organisé le 5e Forum de l'UNESCO sur l'éducation transformatrice pour le développement durable, la citoyenneté mondiale, la santé et le bien-être (29 novembre - 1er décembre 2021).La conférence a permis un dialogue productif entre un large éventail d'acteurs des domaines de l'éducation au développement durable (EDD), de l'éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale (ECM), de l'éducation pour la santé et le bien-être sous la « bannière » plus large de l'éducation transformatrice. 
Citizenship Education in the Global Digital Age: Thematic Paper Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This document, prepared by UNESCO Section on Global Citizenship and Peace Education with the contribution of Laura Engel and Evelyne Koumtingue, is part of several thematic papers developed by UNESCO to inform the Revision of the 1974 Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace. These papers focus on topics that are not currently covered in the Recommendation but that require greater attention in the revised version in view of ensuring it addresses contemporary challenges to lasting peace. 
The Concept of Sustainability and Its Contribution Towards Quality Transformative Education: Thematic Paper Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This thematic paper explores the concept of sustainability and its contribution towards quality transformative education, and serves as a background document to clarify the scope and depth of the revised 1974 Recommendation. Specifically, this document presents the need to update and broaden the scope of the 1974 Recommendation by introducing the concept of sustainable development, and discussing the role of education in addressing contemporary global challenges in particular climate change and climate justice, peace, biodiversity loss, poverty and inequality, and discriminations and human rights. 
UNESCO Strategy on Education for Health and Well-being Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This strategy guides UNESCO to promote the physical and mental health and well-being of learners. By reducing health-related barriers to learning, such as malnutrition, early and unintended pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and violence and discrimination, UNESCO, governments and school systems can unlock the potential of all learners. The evidence for increased focus on the link between education and health is strong. Education strongly impacts health outcomes and health is equally fundamental to education. This calls for a more comprehensive approach to school health and more coordinated action across sectors.This revised and updated strategy is a roadmap for UNESCO to promote comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and safe and inclusive learning environments, and place more emphasis on the role of schools and education systems in promoting health and well-being. 
Freedom of Expression, Media and Information Literacy and Digital Competencies to Support Peace and Human Rights: Thematic Paper Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This document is part of the thematic papers developed by UNESCO to inform the Revision of the 1974 Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace. It focuses on Freedom of Expression, Media and Information Literacy and Digital Competencies that are not currently covered in the Recommendation but that require greater attention in the revised version in view of ensuring it addresses contemporary challenges to lasting peace.