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All human beings... a manual for human rights education Year of publication: 1998 Author: Kaisa Savolainen | Francine Best | Patrice Meyer-Bisch | Betty Reardon Corporate author: UNESCO The World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 1993) took the position that human rights education, training and public information were essential in order to create and promote stable and harmonious relations among different communities and to foster mutual understanding, tolerance and peace.UNESCO has prepared this Manual for Human Rights Education as a contribution to the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1998 and to the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (1995–2004). While intended mainly for educators, it may also be useful to secondary-school students and in the context of non-formal education.The Manual is the result of teamwork, with participation by numerous educators and experts from various regions of the world. A preliminary version was submitted to the delegates of UNESCO Member States at the 29th session of the Organization’s General Conference and has since been tested in several schools throughout the world.The Manual is addressed to primary- and secondary-school teachers and to instructors in non-formal education for children and adults. It is a teaching aid providing both theory and practical advice. However, parts of it can be used directly, without any teacher, by young people from the age of 14 upwards.Part 1 sets out an approach to the concepts essential if human rights education is to be rigorous, have a scientific basis, expand knowledge and promote thought. This part is to be read by teachers who wish to impart human rights education. It can be understood by secondary students aged 14 and over. It incorporates the basic components of the Declaration and Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy (1994).Part 2 is addressed to schoolteachers and those in positions of responsibility. It is essentially a tool for teaching. It opens up avenues, makes suggestions and gives advice on how all educational disciplines can embrace the objectives inherent in human rights education. Obviously all teachers are free, in the light of their own cultures and individual pedagogical choices, to invent and create approaches and situations different from those suggested here.Part 3 presents a number of pedagogical examples that have been tried out and that provide an approach for educational work concerning a specific right. The plan follows that of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is quoted and referred to at length. This part may be regarded as an educational demonstration of the features of this declaration, the fiftieth anniversary of which is being celebrated by UNESCO and the United Nations in 1998.All teachers and organizers can be guided by the experiments presented here to encourage information, training and reflection. There is no need to follow any particular order. As the need arises, a particular right (such as the right to health care or the right to live in a well-balanced environment) can be introduced before or after another right, or the focus may be on a single right.The Manual does not seek to be exhaustive but rather to propose material which can be developed and supplemented in an ongoing process. It will be for educators and learners, in their own cultural contexts, to discover how human rights can acquire meaning in their daily lives. 
Shaping the education of tomorrow: 2012 report on the UN decade of education for sustainable development, abridged Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: UNESCO As the lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005 – 2014), UNESCO is responsible for monitoring and evaluating progress during the DESD. UNESCO is publishing three reports during the DESD – in 2009, 2012 and 2014. This second report focuses specifically on processes and learning in the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). What kinds of learning processes have emerged in the course of the DESD? What is the role of ESD in supporting them? What changes in ESD have occurred since the early years of the Decade? The report is informed by a broad consultation process that includes input from hundreds of policy makers, scholars and practitioners engaged in ESD around the world. Second collection of good practices: education for sustainable development Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) This second collection of ASPnet good practices for quality education takes stock of some of the contributions being made by UNESCO Associated Schools in support of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). Education for sustainable development country guidelines for changing the climate of teacher education to address sustainability: putting transformative education into practice Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta This document on ESD Country Guidelines for TEIs is the result of the Regional Training Workshop Programme, titled “Developing Capacities of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Timor-Leste in Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability” and has been developed by the five cluster countries of the UNESCO Office, Jakarta. The developed guidelines ultimately aim to reorient each country's curriculum, policies, standard practices and programmes to address sustainability and implement it in a tangible way. Although many idealistic descriptions of sustainability and sustainability education exist, faculties of education must decide which themes should receive particular focus and create their own guidelines and design criteria on this specific area. Therefore, these ESD Country Guidelines are significant initial steps to ensuring teacher education programmes fit the environmental, social, cultural and economic conditions and goals of each country's communities, regions and nations. Shaping the future we want: UN decade of education for sustainable development; final report Year of publication: 2014 Author: Carolee Buckler | Heather Creech Corporate author: UNESCO The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 –2014) (DESD) aimed at integrating the principles and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning, to encourage changes in knowledge, values and attitudes with the vision of enabling a more sustainable and just society for all. The mandate of the DESD has energized a vast number of stakeholders – across Member States, UN agencies, the education sector, the private sector and civil society – to work in partnership to reorient education systems towards sustainable development. This final DESD Global Monitoring and Evaluation Report (GME) provides an assessment of progress towards embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into education systems and into sustainable development efforts. Building on the findings of the past two DESD GME reports, and based upon Member States’ and other stakeholders’ assessments of the current state of ESD, this report maps the achievements and challenges of a decade of progress and action on ESD at the global, regional, national and local levels – and within all areas and levels of education. 
Shaping the future we want: UN decade of education for sustainable development (2005-2014); final report; summary Year of publication: 2014 Author: Carolee Buckler | Heather Creech Corporate author: UNESCO This summary for policy- and decision-makers provides a brief overview of the key findings and trends, a synopsis of highlights, challenges and actions across all levels and areas of education, and steps for scaling up actions presented in the UNESCO 2014 Global Monitoring and Evaluation Final Report, Shaping the Future We Want – UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The Final Report provides an assessment of progress towards embedding education for sustainable development (ESD) into education systems and into sustainable development efforts. Building on the findings of the past two DESD Global Monitoring and Evaluation reports, and based upon Member States’ and other stakeholders’ assessments of the current state of ESD, the Final Report maps the achievements and challenges of a decade of progress and action on ESD at the global, national, regional and local levels, and within all areas and levels of education. The Final Report concludes that a solid foundation has been laid for ESD at the end of the DESD, achieved by raising awareness, influencing policies and generating significant numbers of good practice projects in all areas of education and learning. At the end of 10 years of work, 10 key findings and trends have emerged that will guide ESD into the future. The report also shows that despite the successes, a full integration of ESD into education systems has yet to take place in most countries. 
National journeys towards education for sustainable development, 2013: reviewing national ESD experiences from Costa Rica, Morocco, South Africa, Sweden, VietNam Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: UNESCO This publication has sourced information from a series of national reviews commissioned by UNESCO in 2011/2012 and was written by experts in Costa Rica, Morocco, South Africa, Sweden and Viet Nam. The countries presented in this report are not necessarily the ‘best’ examples of the region, as many other countries are also progressing effectively towards implementing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Rather, the countries selected illustrate the wide diversity of ESD approaches and initiatives taking place in different parts of the world. The national studies were then edited and harmonized before common themes and lessons learnt were identified to support other national efforts in moving towards the end of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade, delivered on his behalf by Mr Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education; Bonn, Germany, 31 March 2009 Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 1999-2009 (Matsuura, K.) This address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade, was delivered on his behalf by Mr Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education; Bonn, Germany, 31 March 2009. Integrating sustainable development in technical and vocational education and training: six case studies from Southern and Eastern Africa Year of publication: 2010 Author: Roland Dubois | Koontee Balgobin | Modesto Sylvester Gomani | Joy Kasandi Kelemba | Gabriel S. Konayuma | Matthews Lebogang Phiri | John W. Simiyu Corporate author: UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) The case studies in Southern and Eastern Africa were commissioned in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius and Zambia. They were carried out by writers connected with the UNEVOC Network as part of capacity building and of contributing to knowledge building and sharing. They have described and have analysed experiences, practices relating to integrating ESD in TVET programmes, primarily. Also, they have identified gaps for additional action so that the integration can be satisfactorily done. Through the case studies it is intended to build a pool of resources and tools of what works as part of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre’s clearinghouse. Russian regions for sustainable development: education and culture of peoples in Russian Federation; proceedings of the international conference Year of publication: 2010 Author: Ilona Graf | Natalia Dulepova | Nikolai Lyakhov | Vera Markova | Vladimir Sobyanin | Victoria Shatrova Corporate author: Novosibirsk State University The publication gives careful consideration to RF regional efforts to contribute undertaking a survey of educational contents and methods promoting cultural diversity, including traditional modes of transmission, in Siberia as a vast territory involving three greatest regions of Russian Federation. The mainstream of this recognition and accommodation of Siberian cultural diversity – efforts to create opportunities and facilities for culture-specific learning in each region, adapting teaching methods to the requirements of the everyday life of learners with the support of educational policymakers, educational professionals at all levels and local communities. The goal of publication is contributing to raising the awareness of Siberian population in recognizing the cultural dimension as a central pillar of the UNESCO decade «Education for Sustainable Development» (2005-2014). The publication is aimed at teachers, ethnologists, sociologists, linguists, philosophers, those researching the education and culture of peoples in Russia, government specialists, representatives of national-cultural communities of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities.