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E-Book The UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development: An Explainer
Commonly referred to as the “Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development”, it updates the previous “1974 Recommendation” 1 that almost 50 years ago united countries in positioning education as a key driver of peace and international understanding. (See Box 1). As such, the Recommendation provides the legal foundation for Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Education.2Today, it remains the only global standard-setting instrument that lays out how education can and should be used to bring about lasting peace and sustainable development. Unique in this way, the Recommendation covers all aspects and dimensions of education. Informed by the UNESCO Futures of Education Report (2021) and the Transforming Education Summit (2022), which both call for a reimagining of education to meet the challenges of our time, it links different issues, from human rights, digital technologies and climate change to gender equality, health and well-being and cultural diversity. It considers that achieving and maintaining peace is an active process that is reliant on the daily actions of each and every individual. It acknowledges that our world is increasingly complex, interdependent and interconnected and therefore, education too needs to be multi-disciplinary and holistic to ensure the full development of individuals and societies.1 Full title of the text adopted in 1974: The Recommendation concerning education for international understanding and cooperation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms.2 Target 4.7 of SDG 4 on Education inspired the drafting of the newly adopted Recommendation: ““By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development”.
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