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Education for Democracy

A/RES/67/18No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 14Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 2013–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/267
  • 2025A/RES/79/267Education for democracyLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/77/268Education for democracyCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/RES/75/199Education for democracyCompare with previous version
  • 2018A/RES/73/134Education for democracyCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/RES/71/8Education for democracyCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
DemocracyDevelopment EducationEducationEducation for PeaceHuman Rights Education

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms the fundamental link between democratic governance, peace, development and the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, which are interdependent and mutually reinforcing;
2
Takes note of the Education First initiative launched by the Secretary-General on 26 September 2012, in particular its third priority area, on fostering global citizenship;
3
Encourages the Secretary-General, United Nations agencies such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen their efforts to promote the values of peace, human rights, democracy, respect for religious and cultural diversity and justice through education;
4
Strongly encourages Member States to integrate education for democracy, along with civic education and human rights education, into national education standards and to develop and strengthen national and subnational programmes, curricula and curricular and extracurricular educational activities aimed at the promotion and consolidation of democratic values and democratic governance and human rights, taking into account innovative approaches and best practices in the field, in order to facilitate citizens’ empowerment and participation in political life and policymaking at all levels;
5
Invites United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, including the United Nations Democracy Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to provide appropriate expertise and resources for the development of relevant educational programmes and materials for democracy;
6
Encourages international, regional and other intergovernmental organizations, within their respective mandates, to share their best practices and experiences in the field of education for democracy, including but not limited to civic education, with each other and with the United Nations system, as appropriate;
7
Invites the Special Rapporteur on the right to education to seek, in close cooperation with Member States, the views of Governments, United Nations agencies and programmes and civil society, and other relevant United Nations mandate holders in order that he may include in his next report to the General Assembly, at its sixty-ninth session, an update on the efforts of Member States in the field of education for democracy;
8
Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of education for democracy at its sixty-ninth session, under the agenda item entitled “Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields”;
9
Invites Governments, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify their efforts to promote education for democracy, and requests the Secretary-General, within existing reporting obligations, to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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