United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85gUnited Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, published in 2005.

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3 versions · 2003–2005

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16 topics

Civil Society Community Participation Consultations Coordination Within UN System Development Education Development Strategies Educational Policy Intergovernmental Organizations International Decades International Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Public Information Report Preparation Sustainable Development

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7 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that education for sustainable development is critical for promoting sustainable development;

Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as the designated lead agency, to promote the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, in coordination with other relevant United Nations organizations and programmes, while taking into account the special needs of developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to call upon the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to finalize the draft international implementation scheme for the Decade as soon as possible, preferably by the beginning of the Decade, in consultation with Governments, the United Nations and relevant international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, while clarifying its relationship with the existing educational processes, in particular the Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum and the United Nations Literacy Decade;

Also requests the Secretary-General to call upon the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to submit the draft international implementation scheme to the governing bodies of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for their final consideration and adoption;

Encourages Governments to consider the inclusion, especially upon completion and adoption of the international implementation scheme, of measures to implement the Decade in their respective educational systems and strategies and, where appropriate, national development plans;

Invites Governments to promote public awareness of and wider participation in the Decade, inter alia, through cooperation with and initiatives engaging civil society and other relevant stakeholders, especially at the beginning of the Decade;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to prepare a mid-term review of the implementation of the Decade, for submission to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session under the sub-item entitled “United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”.

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