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Ecoles associées de l'UNESCO news infos: l'éducation au changement climatique Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) As the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place on December 7 to 18 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, this special issue will focus on selected climate change education activities carried out by the ASP network around the globe. Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges of sustainable development and a key action theme in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). ASPnet schools around the world work on Climate Change Education in order to enable students to make informed and responsible decisions, turn passive awareness into behaviour change and make sustainable behaviours a daily habit. The development of good practices and innovative educational materials in climate change education is a key element in ASPnet’s strategy to meet the pressing educational needs of the future generation. This newsletter highlights only a few of the large number of activities of ASPnet worldwide. UNESCO associated schools news infos: climate change education Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO As the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place on December 7 to 18 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, this special issue will focus on selected climate change education activities carried out by the ASP network around the globe. Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges of sustainable development and a key action theme in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). ASPnet schools around the world work on Climate Change Education in order to enable students to make informed and responsible decisions, turn passive awareness into behaviour change and make sustainable behaviours a daily habit. The development of good practices and innovative educational materials in climate change education is a key element in ASPnet’s strategy to meet the pressing educational needs of the future generation. This newsletter highlights only a few of the large number of activities of ASPnet worldwide. 
Fighting racism and discrimination: identifying and sharing good practices in the International Coalition of Cities Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: UNESCO Since the establishment of the International Coalition, UNESCO has headed the regional scientific committees. In this role, UNESCO receives reports from cities in fulfilment of formal or informal requirements of their membership. These reports showcase the efforts of cities showcase the efforts of cities in addressing the Ten Point Plan of commitments for their respective region. UNESCO undertakes its efforts based on the information provided by the city in its report. First, it provides feedback to the cities on their efforts. The report identifies promising practices and highlights areas where additional work can be undertaken. Second, the reports from cities provide information that can be used for a variety of purposes including the publication of this report of good practices in anti-discrimination. The contents of this report reflect the information shared by Member Cities and as current Member Cities become increasingly active and new ones join the Coalition, the collection of good practices will undoubtedly expand.The purpose of this good practices report is two-fold. First, it draws together a collection of good practices in anti-discrimination of Member Cities so that they can inspire and inform the policies and practices of other cities. Second, the report uses major themes related to the different roles and domains of cities to inform and indeed, encourage critical reflection on anti-discrimination work in these areas. Several key objectives underlie the report:• Reflect on the different roles and capacities of cities and provide a framework to understand and assess their policies and practices;• Present, in one publication, examples of a wide variety of good practices; Provide a useful resource on anti-discrimination for stakeholders including city staff and representatives, community organisations, researchers, as well as interested individuals and groups; • Contribute to the successful networking of cities underway through the coalition;• Highlight the fact that even if there are challenges to engaging in anti-discrimination work, and that city representatives may feel limited, there are multiple actions that they can undertake. 
Un Lexique du racisme: étude sur les définitions opérationnelles relatives au racisme et aux phénomènes connexes Year of publication: 2006 Author: Micheline Labelle Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) | Centre de recherche sur l'immigration, l'ethnicité et la citoyenneté (Canada). Observatoire international sur le racisme et les discriminations Qu'est-ce que la « race »? Qu'est-ce que le racisme? Le racisme est-il universel et existet-il de toute éternité? Comment distinguer racisme, ethnocentrisme et xénophobie? Quelles sont les manifestations ou les formes élémentaires du racisme? Quels sont ses niveaux? Quelles sont ses logiques discursives? On observe dans diverses sociétés contemporaines l’expression du racisme et de l’ethnisme. Le déplacement sournois du racisme classique au néo-racisme pose différents types de problèmes pour l'analyse sociologique et politique et l’intervention sociale. L’une de ces difficultés concerne les critères de définition du racisme : le racisme existe-t-il seulement lorsque le mot « race » est présent? Est-il légitime de qualifier de racisme les préjugés et les discriminations contre les jeunes, les personnes âgées, les femmes, les homosexuels, les patrons, les policiers? Y a-t-il lieu de référer à des « racismes spécifiques » dans ses manifestations, soit un racisme qui touche des groupes cibles particuliers : Autochtones, Afrodescendants, Juifs, Arabes, etc.? Comment éviter une hiérarchisation des expressions du racisme et des cibles du racisme, tout en rendant compte de leur spécificité? Enfin, s’ajoute la question de la spécificité des sociétés (allemande, américaine, française, guadeloupéenne, japonaise, rwandaise, sud-africaine, etc.) qui fournissent le contexte politique et le répertoire culturel à partir desquels s'alimentent les expressions du racisme et de l'antiracisme. Il n’existe dans le système des Nations Unies définition du racisme. Dans son article 1, la Convention pour l’élimination du racisme et de la discrimination raciale (CERD) se limite à définir la seule discrimination raciale, qu’elle fonde sur « la race, la couleur, l’ascendance ou l’origine nationale ou ethnique ». Cette vision très large aboutit sur le plan opérationnel à faire du racisme une sorte de fourre-tout où se retrouve tout ce qui a « pour but ou pour effet de détruire ou de compromettre la reconnaissance, la jouissance ou l’exercice, dans des conditions d’égalité, des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales dans les domaines politique, économique, social et culturel ou dans tout autre domaine de la vie publique ». Les instruments internationaux et nationaux recourent largement à la notion de « race » pour combattre le racisme et par le fait même, ils contribuent à la reproduction des représentations qui y sont associées. Les cibles du racisme sont souvent confondues dans une même totalité. Les préjugés ne sont pas distingués des pratiques sociales. Sous couvert d’analyser le néo-racisme, on oublie que les représentations liées au racisme « colonial » perdurent dans nos sociétés. La « gestion de la diversité » est confondue avec la lutte contre le racisme.De tout ce flou, il résulte une confusion terminologique dans les concepts lorsqu’on regarde le terrain opérationnel où la lutte contre le racisme, la xénophobie, la discrimination et toutes les formes d’intolérance se trouve unifiée. Des campagnes de prévention contre le racisme confondent les cibles du racisme et celles de l’ethnocentrisme ou de la xénophobie. Ceci a un impact sur l’efficacité de la lutte contre le racisme et contre les racismes que l’on peut qualifier de spécifiques ─ anti autochtone, anti afro-descendant, antisémitisme, arabophobie, islamophobie, etc. ─, soit ceux qui se sont manifestés historiquement et à un niveau ultime, sous la forme d’une biopolitique de haine et de violence et du racisme d’État (Le Cour Grandmaison, 2005, p.128). Étant donné ce manque de clarté conceptuel, il apparaît important de réfléchir sur les définitions du racisme et de la discrimination et sur les termes utilisés pour les combattre. La première partie propose d’entrée de jeu un commentaire critique sur la notion de « race » et distingue ensuite les fonctions, les manifestations, les niveaux et les logiques du racisme. La seconde partie contient un glossaire des termes adoptés par les experts des sciences humaines et juridiques, les institutions internationales et nationales, de même que par certains organismes de combat, dans le domaine du racisme et de la discrimination. Plusieurs de ces définitions font problème, on le constatera par comparaison. Nous illustrons ainsi la difficulté que pose la présentation d’une définition extraite ou séparée de son contexte et d’un cadre théorique sur l’interprétation du racisme que les limites de cette étude ne nous permettent pas d’analyser et de mettre en relief. Cette étude s’inscrit dans le cadre de l’action de l’UNESCO pour promouvoir le renforcement des politiques contre le racisme et la discrimination dans les villes et les municipalités. L’UNESCO a appuyé la mise sur pied de la Coalition internationale des villes contre le racisme. Le cadre de départ de cette Coalition est la proposition d’un Plan d’action en 10 points, adopté à Nuremberg, en décembre 2004 (UNESCO, 2004). Asia-Pacific Regional Education Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8 August 2014: Asia-Pacific Statement on Education Beyond 2015, Bangkok Statement Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: UNESCO This document is an outcome of the Asia-Pacific Regional Education Conference (APREC) on August 6 -8, 2014, attended by Ministers of Education, high-level government officials and representatives of civil society organizations, teachers’ organizations, United Nations (UN) agencies, development partners, and members of academia and the private sector, gathered in Bangkok, Thailand. Having taken stock of the progress made in the region in achieving the six Education for All (EFA) goals, having examined the remaining challenges, and having reflected on future priorities and strategies for the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the emerging post-2015 education agenda, the deliberations were made based on the national EFA reviews, the Muscat Agreement adopted at the Global Education for All Meeting (Muscat, Oman, 12-14 May 2014), and the Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group for Sustainable Development Goals. The statement fully endorses the vision, principles and targets laid out in the Muscat Agreement, noting that the overarching goal to ‘ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030’ reflects the aspiration of the region for education and development. Conférence de l'Éducation Régionale Asie-Pacifique Bangkok, Thaïlande, 6-8 Août 2014: Déclaration de l'Asie-Pacifique sur l'Éducation Au-delà de 2015 Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) Ce document est le résultat de la Conférence de l'Éducation Régionale Asie-Pacifique (en englais, APREC) le 6 Août -8 2014, en présence de ministres de l'éducation, des responsables gouvernementaux de haut niveau et des représentants des organisations de la société civile, les organisations d'enseignants, United Nations agences (ONU), les partenaires de développement, et des membres du milieu universitaire et du secteur privé, se sont réunis à Bangkok, Thaïlande. Après avoir fait le bilan des progrès réalisés dans la région dans la réalisation des six Éducation Pour Tous (EPT) buts pour, après avoir examiné les défis restant à relever, et après avoir réfléchi sur les priorités et les stratégies futures pour la région Asie-Pacifique pour atteindre le l'après 2015 émergente agenda de l'éducation, les délibérations ont été faites sur la base des examens nationaux de l'EPT, l'accord Muscat adopté à la éducation globalepour tous Réunion (Muscat, Oman, 12-14 mai 2014), et le document final du Groupe ouvert de travail de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies pour Objectifs de développement durable. La déclaration souscrit pleinement à la vision, les principes et les objectifs énoncés dans l'Accord de Mascate, en notant que l'objectif primordial de «garantir une éducation de qualité équitable et inclusive et l'apprentissage continu pour tous d'ici 2030» reflète l'aspiration de la région pour l'éducation et le développement. 
Study on measures taken by municipalities and recommendations for further action to achieve greater vigilance against racism: Commitment 1 of the Ten-Point Plan of Action Year of publication: 2006 Author: Klaus Starl Corporate author: UNESCO | European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria) Commitment 1 of the Ten-Point Plan of Action of the European Coalition of Cities against Racism requires ‘Greater Vigilance against Racism’. This point aims at setting up a monitoring, vigilance and solidarity network against racism at the municipal level. To reach this goal, the members of the coalition are called to undertake activities, elaborate strategies and establish relevant institutions to monitor the local situation concerning structures in society, attitudes within the population and racist incidents. They are called to find out causes for racist tendencies among their population and establish solidarity networks involving all stakeholders, particularly civil society organisations. As an external expert, the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Graz, Austria, (ETC Graz) was commissioned by UNESCO to carry out a study on the measures already taken against racism at the local level that serve as good illustration of ‘Commitment 1’. Major information resource was the written material provided by the selected cities. Through direct exchange and/or interviews with responsible officers of the municipalities and some NGOs, additional or missing information could be obtained. The material is not to be considered as complete. On the basis of the contribution sent in by the participating cities, the ETC made an assessment whether these actions/activities meet the objective of the Commitment 1. The authors used the following criteria to make this assessment: does the action undertaken contribute to a) creating and promoting vigilance directly; b) creating and promoting vigilance indirectly through awareness raising; c) creating and promoting vigilance through a monitoring measure or d) the establishment and maintenance of a solidarity network. The authors presumed that c) and d) will lead directly to greater vigilance. The following recommendations are derived from the eight selected measures documented in Chapter II, and the analysis on their replicability in Chapter III. The 10 recommendations expicitly or implicitly refer to the replicable documented measures. Where the replicability requires specific conditions, these are stated or it is recommended to fulfil these conditions firstly, i.e. structural and institutional conditions. The 10 recommendations are addressed to municipalities in Europe irrespective of their current membership in the European Coalition of Cities against Racism. As already mentioned the recommendations focus on meeting the requirement of Commitment 1, creating greater vigilance against racism. البيان الختامي للاجتماع العالمي لحركة التعليم للجميع – 2014 : اتفاق مسقط Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: منظمة الأمم المتحدة للتربية والعلم والثقافة (UNESCO) This statement is agreed by Ministers, heads of delegations, leading officials of multilateral and bilateral organizations, and senior representatives of civil society and private sector organizations at the Global Education for All (EFA) Meeting in Muscat, Oman on May 12-14, 2014. Recalling the GEM 2012 Final Statement, the conference took note of the 2013/14 EFA Global Monitoring Report, the regional EFA reports, the Resolution of the 37th session of UNESCO's General Conference on Education Beyond 2015, the Decision of the Executive Board of UNESCO at its 194th session and the Joint Proposal of the EFA Steering Committee on Education Post-2015. 
UNESCO's role in promoting education as a tool to prevent violent extremism Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO This item has been included in the provisional agenda of the 197th session of the Executive Board at the request of the United States of America and co-sponsored by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Finland, France, Germany, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovenia, Suriname, Switzerland and Turkey Climate change education for sustainable development in small island developing states: report and recommendations Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: UNESCO This report summarizes the key outcomes of a three-day meeting of around one hundred climate change education (CCE) experts, primarily from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, representing a multi-disciplinary and diverse group of stakeholders. The meeting discussed and reflected on the challenges that climate change poses to education systems in SIDS, and on the role that education must play in adaptation to climate change. It was held from 21 to 23 September 2011 in Nassau, with the support of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Government of Denmark and the Government of Japan. SIDS in the Caribbean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean are among the most vulnerable countries with regard to climate change. SIDS are already confronted with the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels and changes in weather and climate extremes such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones/hurricanes. With current and future impacts of climate change representing a real danger to SIDS communities and livelihoods – whether based on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, tourism or trade – the need for SIDS to reduce their vulnerability to climate change by strengthening their adaptive capacity is a matter of urgency. Moving further along the path to sustainable development and achieving sustainable development objectives will depend on the ability of SIDS to strengthen this adaptive capacity. Adaptation to climate change requires individuals to be aware of potential changes in the climate and to understand the implications of changes for their lives. It requires them to assess the risks such changes hold for their identity and future, and to make informed decisions on how to adapt their livelihoods, homes and communities. Education plays an essential role in increasing the adaptative capacity of communities and nations by enabling individuals to make informed decisions. In particular, the education of girls and women has proven to have a significant impact on the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change and develop sustainably. Quality education designed for the purpose of empowering people to address climate change and live sustainably improves the adaptation capacity at the community level. This implies educational programmes that explicitly prepare communities for natural disasters. Climate change education for sustainable development (CCESD) needs also to incorporate indigenous knowledge, and promote sustainable lifestyles in which the importance of heritage is recognised as an integral part of community identity and a key asset that can help build resilience. Finally, CCESD should stress the unique cultural and natural heritage of SIDS, which plays a major role in the building of community resilience.