‘It was a privilege to be involved.’ Photo: by Matthew TenBruggencate on Unsplash
Much to recommend: James Nelson, an advisor to the project, on a UNESCO education revision
‘This was my first experience of a UNESCO inter-governmental negotiation.’
Nearly fifty years ago, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) wrote an influential ‘Recommendation’ on education for peace and human rights. This month, the forty-second General Assembly has ratified a new version. With wars raging in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and elsewhere, it seems especially significant that member states have achieved agreement around such a document. It promotes: education for peace and human rights; international understanding; cooperation; fundamental freedoms; global citizenship; and sustainable development. I want to look at what is new in this Recommendation, and to draw attention to some additions of particular interest to Quakers.
