UNESCO (wk 7)

The UNESCO is an organization that works to create "the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values".
They have 2 global priorities:
*Africa
*Gender Equality

The Issue in Africa is one about a population that is not as educated as they need to be. There are more children now going on to secondary education than ever before. UNESCO wants to continue to make sure that the African government and development partners maintain education among their priorities. The sub Saharan Africa is home to "almost 43% of the worlds out of school children"(UNESCO). They have the worlds largest amount of people with HIV, 90% of the worlds 2 million children are living with the virus in sub Saharan Africa. The UNESCO education mission is to ensure all children receive a free education. "UNESCO is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education"(UNESCO).

There are 4 ways that UNESCO supports the right to education:

*Monitoring the implementation of the international normative instruments in this field.
*Building and strengthening capacities and mechanisms and reporting
*Assisting Member States in reviewing and developing their national frameworks
*Mobilizing, developing and fostering global partnerships to raise awareness on key issues relating to the implementation of international normative instrument's on the right to education.

This web page had so many different links to many different topics. Definitely an organization to follow.

References:

UNESCO’s “Early Childhood Care and Education” web page (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/)

Four ways UNESCO supports the right to education

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