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New York; Geneva: United Nations; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; UNESCO, 2012. — 48 p. (Автор не указан).
The international community has on many occasions—most recently, with the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training on 19 December 2011—expressed its consensus on the importance of human rights education as a process that builds knowledge, skills and attitudes prompting behaviour that upholds human rights. In this sense, human rights education makes an essential contribution to the protection of human rights and supports communities and societies where the human rights of all are valued and respected. This publication aims at assisting national authorities responsible for the school system with practical guidance to integrate human rights education in primary and secondary education. In particular, it will help them to assess where they stand, what they have accomplished so far and what areas need further attention. The initial concept of this Guide was developed in the context of the Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee on Human Rights Education in the School System, a group of representatives of 12 United Nations entities that worked together, from 2007 to 2010, to contribute to a coordinated and coherent United Nations approach to strengthening national capacities in this area, increasing cooperation among international actors and promoting a sustained political commitment to human rights education, including follow-up within the framework of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (2005–ongoing). The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), both members of the Committee, took up this project and brought it to completion. The Guide builds on the Plan of Action for the first phase (2005–2009) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, developed by experts and practitioners in human rights education in primary and secondary schools. While the first phase ended in 2009, numerous challenges remain and the World Programme, therefore, encourages Member States to continue their efforts to implement human rights education in primary and secondary school systems.
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Human Rights Education in Primary and Secondary School Systems: A Self-assessment Guide for Governments New York and Geneva, 2012 NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. * * * Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a figure indicates a reference to a United Nations document. HR/PUB/12/8 © 2012 United Nations All worldwide rights reserved PREFACE The international community has on many occasions—most recently, with the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training on 19 December 2011—expressed its consensus on the importance of human rights education as a process that builds knowledge, skills and attitudes prompting behaviour that upholds human rights. In this sense, human rights education makes an essential contribution to the protection of human rights and supports communities and societies where the human rights of all are valued and respected. This publication aims at assisting national authorities responsible for the school system with practical guidance to integrate human rights education in primary and secondary education. In particular, it wil