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–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (2008), para. 14
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- 2. Welcomes the decision by the World Health Assembly to commemorate Malaria Day annually on 25 April, or on any such day or days as individual Member States may decide, in order to provide education and understanding of malaria as a global scourge that is preventable and a disease that is curable; 6
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 102
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- Lastly, the Special Rapporteur urges States to intensify efforts to strengthen the technical capacity of criminal justice administrators, in particular, that of judges, prosecutors and the police. A comprehensive curriculum on trafficking in persons, including online courses, should be mainstreamed in ongoing education training programmes.
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- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Year
- 2012
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A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons (2003), para. 14
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- Stressing the importance of education on disarmament and non-proliferation for future generations, and noting with satisfaction the submission of the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on this issue by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly, 7
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons (2003), para. 18
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- Stressing the importance of education on disarmament and non-proliferation for future generations, and welcoming the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education, submitted to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session, 6
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons (2004), para. 48
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- 12. Encourages all States to implement, as appropriate, the recommendations in the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education, submitted to the General Assembly at its fifty- seventh session, 10 and voluntarily to share information on efforts they have been undertaking to that end;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 02
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- Recalling that in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child the right of every individual to education is recognized as inalienable,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 03
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- Recalling also its resolutions 42/104 of 7 December 1987, by which it proclaimed 1990 as International Literacy Year, 44/127 of 15 December 1989, 46/93 of 16 December 1991, 50/143 of 21 December 1995, in which it called for continuing international efforts to promote literacy, and 52/84 of 12 December 1997, in which it requested the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and in consultation with Member States, to consider effective ways and means for achieving the goal of education for all, including the desirability and feasibility of launching a United Nations decade to eradicate illiteracy,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 04
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- Deeply concerned about the persistence of the gender gap in education, which is reflected by the fact that nearly two thirds of the world’s adult illiterates are women,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 05
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- Convinced that literacy, especially functional literacy, and quality education represent a lifelong necessity for all and serve as an investment in human and social capital and a major tool for the empowerment of people,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 06
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- Recalling its resolution 53/153 of 9 December 1998, entitled “United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, 1995–2004, and public information activities in the field of human rights”,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 07
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- Confident that the International Literacy Year and the World Conference on Education for All, held at Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990, resulted in increased awareness and support for literacy efforts and became a turning point in the struggle for a literate world,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 08
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- Underlining the importance of sustaining and further promoting the progress achieved since the International Literacy Year and the Jomtien Conference,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 09
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- Welcoming the Amman Affirmation, adopted at the mid-decade meeting of the International Consultative Forum on Education for All, held at Amman from 16 to 19 June 1996, 4 the report of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 5 and the Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning, adopted at the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, held at Hamburg, Germany, from 14 to 18 July 1997, 6
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 10
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- Recognizing that, despite the significant progress in basic education, especially the increase in primary school enrolment coupled with a growing emphasis on the quality of education, major problems, both emerging and continuing, still persist which require even more forceful and concerted action at the national and international levels so as to achieve the goal of education for all,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 11
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- Urging Member States, in close partnership with international organizations, as well as non- governmental organizations, to promote the right to education for all and to create conditions for all for learning throughout life,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 14
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- 2. Reaffirms that basic education for all is essential for achieving the goals of eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 15
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- 3. Acknowledges the efforts and the preparatory work at the national and regional levels for the year 2000 assessment of progress towards achieving the goals of education for all in identifying both continuing and emerging challenges, and stresses the need to meet those challenges and to accelerate the efforts to meet the basic needs of people of all age groups, in particular girls and women;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 18
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- 6. Appeals anew to Governments and to economic and financial organizations and institutions, both national and international, to lend greater financial and material support to the efforts to increase literacy and achieve the goals of education for all, through, inter alia, the 20/20 initiative, as appropriate;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 19
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- 7. Invites Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system as well as relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify further their efforts to implement effectively the World Declaration on Education for All, 8 the Amman Affirmation, the Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning, adopted at the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, 6 and the Agenda for the Future, also adopted at the Fifth International Conference, 6 and the relevant commitments and recommendations to promote literacy made in recent major United Nations conferences and at their five-year reviews with a view to better coordinating their activities and increasing their contribution to development;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 20
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- 8. Welcomes the convening of the World Education Forum, to be held in April 2000 in Senegal with a view to assessing the implementation of the goals of education for all and adopting an agenda for education in the twenty-first century;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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A United Nations literacy decade: education for all (2000), para. 21
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- 9. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Member States and with other relevant organizations and bodies, to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a proposal for a United Nations literacy decade, with a draft plan of action and possible time-frame for such a decade, on the basis of the outcomes of the World Education Forum and the special session of the General Assembly for the five-year review of the World Summit for Social Development;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2014), para. 23
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- 7. Calls upon all States to respect and protect, in their fight against violent extremism, all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law and to support all actions at the local, national, regional and international levels, in cooperation with civil society, to foster understanding, tolerance and non-violence, inter alia, through programmes and institutions in the fields of education, science, culture, communication and information, strengthen democratic institutions, ensure the all-inclusiveness of the development process, eliminate all forms of intolerance and violence, eradicate poverty and illiteracy and reduce inequalities within and among nations in order to leave no one behind;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2014), para. 24
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- 8. Underlines the vital importance of education, including human rights education, as the most effective means of promoting tolerance, in preventing the spread of extremism by instilling respect for life and promoting the practice of no n-violence, moderation, dialogue and cooperation, and enco urages all States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour by, inter alia, placing emphasis on civic education and life skills as well as democratic principles and practices at all levels of formal, informal and non-formal education;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2015), para. 24
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- 7. Calls upon all States to respect and protect, in their fight against violent extremism, all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law and to support all actions at the local, national, regional and international levels, in cooperation with civil society, to foster understanding, tolerance and non-violence, inter alia, through programmes and institutions in the fields of education, science, culture, communication and information, strengthen democratic institutions, ensure the all-inclusiveness of the development process, eliminate all forms of intolerance and violence, eradicate poverty and illiteracy and reduce inequalities within and among nations in order to leave no one behind;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2015), para. 25
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- 8. Underlines the vital importance of education, including human rights education, as the most effective means of promoting tolerance, in preventing the spread of extremism by instilling respect for life and promoting the practice of non-violence, moderation, dialogue and cooperation, and encourages all States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour by, inter alia, placing emphasis on civic education and life skills as well as democratic principles and practices at all levels of formal, informal and non-formal education, and in this regard recognizes the effort made by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, including through its organization of the conference, held on 16 and 17 June 2015, on “Youth and the Internet: fighting radicalization and extremism”;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2018), para. 24
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- 7. Calls upon all States to respect and protect, in their fight against violent extremism, all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law and to support all actions at the local, national, regional and international levels, in cooperation with civil society, to foster understanding, tolerance and non-violence, inter alia, through programmes and institutions in the fields of education, science, culture, communication and information, strengthen democratic institutions, ensure the all-inclusiveness of the development process, eliminate all forms of intolerance and violence, eradicate poverty and illiteracy and reduce inequalities within and among nations in order to leave no one behind;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2018), para. 25
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- 8. Underlines the vital importance of education, including human rights education, as the most effective means of promoting tolerance, in preventing the spread of extremism by instilling respect for life and promoting the practice of non-violence, moderation, dialogue and cooperation, and encourages all States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour by, inter alia, placing emphasis on civic education and life skills as well as democratic principles and practices at all levels of formal, informal and non-formal education, and in this regard recognizes the effort made by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, including through its organization of the conference on the theme “Internet and the radicalization of youth: preventing, acting and living together” in Quebec City, Canada, from 30 October to 1 November 2016;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
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A world fit for children 2002, para. 7.5
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- [We hereby call upon all members of society to join us in a global movement that will help to build a world fit for children by upholding our commitment to the following principles and objectives:] Educate every child. All girls and boys must have access to and complete primary education that is free, compulsory and of good quality as a cornerstone of an inclusive basic education. Gender disparities in primary and secondary education must be eliminated.
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2002
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A world fit for children 2002, para. 14
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- A world fit for children is one in which all children get the best possible start in life and have access to a quality basic education, including primary education that is compulsory and available free to all, and in which all children, including adolescents, have ample opportunity to develop their individual capacities in a safe and supportive environment. We will promote the physical, psychological, spiritual, social, emotional, cognitive and cultural development of children as a matter of national and global priority.
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2002
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A world fit for children 2002, para. 24
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- We also recognize the need to address the changing role of men in society, as boys, adolescents and fathers, and the challenges faced by boys growing up in today’s world. We will further promote the shared responsibility of both parents in education and in the raising of children, and will make every effort to ensure that fathers have opportunities to participate in their children’s lives.
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Year
- 2002
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