International Youth White Paper on Global Citizenship

The paper aims to mobilize, connect and amplify the voices and actions of youth from across the globe on GCED. The Centre provided feedback on the draft of the initial framework and activities for the project in November, 2016 and provided funds to help support the travel and participation of several students at UNESCO Education Week. Ten of these youth presented the International Global Citizenship White Paper, discussing both the content and the process.
The paper identifies three pillars that these youth feel define global citizenship and make it accessible to everyone: deep listening to others, self-reflexivity and engaged actions within a global community. These double as important features of educating for pluralism. The paper focuses on three themes: 1) interconnection and complexity; 2) diversity and difference; 3) community, relationality and compassion.