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Global Citizenship Education
Nurturing respect for all, building a sense of belonging to a common humanity and helping learners become responsible and active global citizens.
Global Citizenship Education (GCED) aims to empower learners to assume active roles to face and resolve global challenges and to become proactive contributors to a more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive and secure world.
GCED is for learners of all ages – children, young people and adults alike.
Read about UNESCO’s approach to GCED.
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Spotlight
- UNESCO publishes new guidance tool for policy-makers on the prevention of violent extremism through education (May 2017)
- UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education provides a platform for innovative teaching (March 2017)
- UNESCO launches website on the global measurement of Target 4.7 (January 2017)
In focus
UNESCO publishes new guidance tool for policy-makers on the prevention of violent extremism through education
UNESCO just released its new guidance tool Preventing violent extremism through education: A guide for policy-makers. The new publication will help policy-makers within ministries of education prioritize, plan and implement effective actions for the prevention of violent extremism through education, and contribute to national prevention efforts.
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