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central subject of development and should be the active participant and beneficiary
of the right to development. In several respects, the right to education and the right
to development are mutually reinforcing, and that should be taken into consideration
in the post-2015 development agenda.
72. The proposed post-2015 development agenda should also advance a
framework of international development cooperation, founded upon the principle of
international solidarity. International support is critically important in assisting the
developing world in achieving the right to education, especially the poorest and
most fragile States. Financial and technical support must be provided to least
developed countries by development partners to implement their national education
plans and programmes, while recognizing the need for strengthening national
education systems. The emerging concept of “responsible sovereignty”, whereby
countries would engage in “fair, rule-based and accountable international
cooperation, joining in collective endeavours that enhance global welfare”,5 must
also be taken into consideration in the post-2015 development agenda.
73. Though education is a primary responsibility of Governments, it is also a
social responsibility, and it involves roles by and responsibilities for all providers of
education and various stakeholders.
VIII. Defining the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders
74. As the report of the High-level Panel states, national Governments have the
central role and responsibility “to translate the vision and goals of the post-2015
[development] agenda into practical reality” and “local authorities form a vital
bridge between national Governments, communities and citizens”, who will all have
a critical role in a new global partnership. The report also states that each partner in
the global partnership has a specific role to play.3
75. The participation and engagement of civil society organizations, including in
particular teachers, students, their parents and communities, is important for a
well-functioning national education system, and for its success.
76. Education systems of tomorrow need to be designed so that they clearly
delineate the roles and responsibility of various stakeholders, which include
communities, local bodies, teachers and parents. To that end, a legal framework
should be put in place that applies to all providers of education, public and private,
and is fully respectful of the right to education as a fundamental human right, with
Governments having primary responsibility, in keeping with human rights
obligations.
77. It is also important that Governments maintain a dialogue with all stakeholders
and civil society partners, so that they are encouraged in their continuous
engagement for promoting the right to education as being central to the development
agenda. Once again, to “use human rights as a binding legal framework with a focus
on core human rights obligations” 6 strengthens the legitimacy and credibility of all
policy areas. In that spirit, good communication strategies seeking the active
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Protection of Human Rights: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives 20 Years after the
World Conference. Report of the International Expert Conference (Vienna, 2013).
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