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Education of Syrian Refugee Children: Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan Year of publication: 2015 Author: Shelly Culbertson | Louay Constant Corporate author: RAND Corporation With four million Syrian refugees as of September 2015, there is urgent need to develop both short-term and long-term approaches to providing education for the children of this population. This report reviews Syrian refugee education for children in the three neighboring countries with the largest population of refugees — Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan — and analyzes four areas: access, management, society, and quality. Policy implications include prioritizing the urgent need to increase access to education among refugees; transitioning from a short-term humanitarian response to a longer-term development response; investing in both government capacity to provide education and in formal, quality alternatives to the public school systems; improving data in support of decisionmaking; developing a deliberative strategy about how to integrate or separate Syrian and host-country children in schools to promote social cohesion; limiting child labor and enabling education by creating employment policies for adults; and implementing particular steps to improve quality of education for both refugees and citizens. 
الاستراتيجية الوطنية، برنامج العمل الوطني واستراتيجية التمويل المتكاملة لمكافحة التصحر في الأرض الفلسطينية المحتلة Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: Environment Quality Authority يحتوي الملف المرفق على سياسة مكافحة التصحر في الأراضي الفلسطينية. قامت سلطة جودة البيئة باعتبارها نقطة الاتصال الوطنية لاتفاقية مكافحة التصحر بصياغة الاستراتيجية، برنامج العمل الوطني / استراتيجية التمويل المتكاملة لمكافحة التصحر والتخفيف من أثار الجفاف. وجاءت هذه الوثيقة اعتمادا على السياسات المذكورة أعلاه وفي إطار أهداف الاتفاقية العالمية لمكافحة التصحر بمشاركة وتعاون مع أصحاب العلاقة بما فيهم المؤسسات الحكومية والمؤسسات غير الحكومية والجامعات والقطاع الخاص والقطاع الشعبي. The National Strategy, Action Programme and Integrated Financing Strategy to Combat Desertification in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: Environment Quality Authority The attached file contains the policy to combat desertification in the Palestinian territories. The Environment Quality Authority as the national focal point for the Convention to Combat Desertification has formulated the strategy, the National Action Program / Integrated Financing Strategy to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought. This document was based on the above-mentioned policies and within the framework of the objectives of the global agreement to combat desertification with the participation and cooperation of stakeholders, including governmental institutions, non-governmental institutions, universities, the private sector and the public sector. 
Defense and Citizenship Day Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Secretary General for Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces (France) The JDC is a key step not to be missed. This mandatory day raises young people's awareness of the spirit of Defense and commitment to society. Coming after the census, this is the third and final stage of the citizenship journey. For one day, it presents young people with the issues and general objectives of defense and national security, raising their awareness of the rights and duties related to citizenship, road safety, organ donation, etc. This day also makes it possible to evaluate the basic learning of the French language or even to detect young people without diplomas and without jobs to offer them solutions. The JDC is the keystone of the Armed Forces Youth Ambition Plan to follow young people, introduce them to the professions of the armed forces and support them until they are hired. La Journée défense et citoyenneté (JDC) Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Secretary General for Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces (France) La JDC est une étape clé à ne pas manquer. Cette journée obligatoire permet de sensibiliser les jeunes à l’esprit de Défense et à l’engagement dans la société. Intervenant à la suite du recensement, c’est la troisième et dernière étape du parcours de citoyenneté. Durant une journée, elle permet de présenter aux jeunes les enjeux et les objectifs généraux de la défense et de la sécurité nationale, les sensibiliser aux droits et devoirs liés à la citoyenneté, à la sécurité routière, au don d’organes, etc. Cette journée permet également d’évaluer les apprentissages fondamentaux de la langue française ou encore de détecter des jeunes sans diplômes et sans emploi pour leur proposer des solutions. La JDC constitue la clé de voûte du Plan Ambition Armées Jeunesse pour suivre les jeunes, leur présenter les métiers des armées et les accompagner jusqu’à leur engagement. 
Violence and its Impact on the Right to Health - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UN Human Rights This document is a special report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on violence and its impact on the right to health, including the legal framework, an inclusive approach, the identification of multiple forms of violence, and reasonable responses. 暴力及其对健康权的影响 - 人人有权享有能达到的最高标准身心健康问题特别报告员的报告 Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UN Human Rights 该文件是联合国人权事务特别报告员关于暴力问题及其对健康权影响的特别报告，包括法律框架、包容性的方针、对多种形式暴力的识别以及应对措施。 
Revised Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('1974 Recommendation') Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO The revision of the 1974 Recommendation provides the international community with the opportunity to strengthen the instrument so that it can support the design and implementation of effective educational policies and programmes, which can put the world on a pathway to lasting peace and sustainable development for all, in line with the requirements of the 2030 Agenda and the body of international legal norms adopted since 1974. Recommandation révisée sur l’éducation pour la compréhension, la coopération et la paix internationales et l’éducation relative aux droits de l’homme et aux libertés fondamentales (« Recommandation de 1974 ») Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO La révision de la Recommandation de 1974 offre à la communauté internationale l'occasion de renforcer l'instrument afin qu'il puisse soutenir la conception et la mise en œuvre de politiques et de programmes éducatifs efficaces, susceptibles de mettre le monde sur la voie d'une paix durable et du développement durable pour tous, conformément aux exigences de l'Agenda 2030 et à l'ensemble des normes juridiques internationales adoptées depuis 1974. 
Draft Text of the Revised 1974 Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-Operation and Peace and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO In accordance with the UNESCO Constitution and the Rules of Procedure concerning Recommendations to Member States and international conventions covered by the terms of Article IV, paragraph 4, of the Constitution, the draft text of the revised Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the related preliminary report, were sent to UNESCO Member States through the circular letter CL/4401 (September 2022) for their written commentsand observations. On the basis of their comments, a second draft of the text was prepared. In circular letter CL/4433 (April 2023), the second draft together with the Definitive Report were submitted to Member States. The Special Committee meeting of experts designated by Member States took place from 30 May to 2 June 2023, as per the circular letter CL/4417 (November 2022), and from 10 to 12 July 2023, as per circular letter CL/4442 (June 2023).