International Contact Group News
OHCHR
Midterm progress report of the 3rd phase of the WPHRE
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is preparing a progress report on the implementation of the third phase (2015-2019) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education to be submitted to the Human Rights Council in September 2017. The report will address...
OHCHR
High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Education and Training
High-level panel discussion on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training: good practices and challenges was held in Geneva on 14 September 2016... Read more
UNESCO
New database launched to strengthen the right to education
An online database containing 195 profiles on the legal status of education in countries around the world has just been launched by UNESCO. Access the database
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Education and radicalisation - the Paris Declaration one year on March 16 2016
One year after the adoption of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education, the Commission substantially enhanced its support to inclusive education. For more information:...
UNESCO
World Education Forum adopts Declaration on the Future of Education
Transformative vision for education over the next 15 years has been adopted at the World Education Forum in Incheon, Republic of Korea. This Declaration is a huge step forward,” stated the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova. “It reflects our determination to ensure that all children and...
Making Human Rights and Democracy Part of Our Life
“To us, respecting human rights, the democratic system and the rule of law means making them real, ensuring their vitality, making them part of our everyday lives […] The best way of instilling these skills and values is to incorporate at all levels of formal and non-formal education the minimum...
Side event at the UN Human Rights Council
A public side event will be held in Geneva on 10 September 2014, 13:00 to 15:00, in parallel with the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, to launch the web resource "The Right to Human Rights Education". This resource is a compilation of full texts and provisions of international and...
International Contact Group meets in Paris
On 7-8 October 2014 the International Contact Group on citizenship and human rights education will meet in Paris. The participants will discuss current challenges and opportunities in the area of education for democracy and human rights, share information about the on-going activities and future...