Adopted in 1974, the Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms is considered a landmark legal instrument that brings together for the first time peace, international understanding, human rights, fundamental freedoms and education.
Long before the notion of global citizenship education (GCED) and education for sustainable development (ESD) were coined, the 1974 Recommendation called on Member States to ensure that their education policies are guided by a global perspective and a commitment to international solidarity. Today, the goals of the Recommendation align closely with Targets 4.7, 12.8, 13.3 and 16 of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development that promote ESD and GCED.
UNESCO’s Member States decided to revise the instrument during the 2021 session of UNESCO’s General Conference (41 C/Resolution 17), as they recognized an urgent need to revive and update it in view of the evolving educational landscape and emerging new threats to global peace and human survival.
Jens Boel, archivist and historian, dives in the origins of the 1974 Recommendation.
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