Education is not only an end in itself, it is also a key instrument for bringing about the changes in knowledge, values, behaviours and lifestyles required to achieve sustainability and stability within and among countries, democracy, human security and peace.
Reorienting education systems and curricula towards meeting these needs should be given the highest priority. Education at all levels and in all its forms constitutes a vital tool for addressing virtually all global problems relevant for sustainable development, in particular poverty, HIV/AIDS, environmental degradation, knowledge formation and sharing, rural development and changes in production and consumption patterns. Read more
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014):
UNESCO was designated as the lead agency for the promotion of the Decade, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2002. Improving the quality of education and reorienting education CK goals to recognize the importance of sustainable development must be one of UNESCO’s and the world’s highest priorities. More
