Normative instruments and international framework
- Recommendation on adult learning and education (2015)
- UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960)
- UNESCO Convention on Technical and Vocational Training (1989)
- UNESCO Revised Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education (2015)
- Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO Convention n°169, 1989)
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
- Declaration and the Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy (1994)
- World Declaration on Higher Education for the Twenty-first Century (1998)
- Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning (1997)
- Sustainable Development Goal 4 on ensuring ‘inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’
- The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education, UNESCO, 1994
Guides and guidelines
- A guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education, UNESCO, 2017
- Addressing exclusion in education – A guide to assessing education systems towards more inclusive and just societies, UNESCO, 2015
- Learning with Intangible Heritage for a Sustainable Future: Guidelines for Educators in the Asia-Pacific Region, UNESCO Bangkok, 2015
- Equity and Inclusion in Education – A guide to support education sector plan preparation, revision, and appraisal, UNGEI, 2010
- Policy Guidelines on Inclusion in Education, UNESCO, 2009
- Inclusive Dimensions of the Right to Education: Normative Bases, Concept Paper, UNESCO, 2008
- Guidelines for Inclusion: Ensuring Access to Education for All, UNESCO, 2005
Tools and toolkits
- Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education: the Key to Unlocking SDG 4 – Quality Education for All, UNESCO Bangkok, 2017
- Reaching out to all learners: a resource pack for supporting inclusive education, IBE-UNESCO, 2016
- MTB MLE Resource Kit - Including the Excluded: Promoting Multilingual Education, UNESCO Bangkok, 2016
- Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the Asia-Pacific region: A resource pack, UNESCO Bangkok and ARNEC (Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood), 2016
- Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Early Childhood Care and Education in the Asia-pacific region: DVD, UNESCO Bangkok and ARNEC (Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood
- Toolkit for creating inclusive, learning-friendly environments, UNESCO Bangkok, 2015
- Fundamentals of Teacher Education Development : Indigenous Early Childhood Care and Education (IECCE) Curriculum Framework for Africa: A Focus on Context and Contents, UNESCO, International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa, 2013
Other resources
- International day of the world’s indigenous peoples, UNESCO webpage
- Inclusive in action: empowering teachers, empowering learners, UNESCO/European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education Website
- 5 things to know about Inclusive Education, IIEP Learning portal, Blog
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, UNESCO UIS
- Equity in education, UNESCO UIS
- UNESCO Global database on the right to education
- UNESCO Bangkok website on Inclusive Education
- UNESCO Santiago website on Inclusive Education
- International Bureau of Education website on Inclusive Education
- UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab, UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector website
- The Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase): programmes targeting indigenous people, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
- "Our Environment, Our Life": Biodiversity education workshop in Tanzania, May 2016
Publications and papers
- Indigenous knowledge and practices in Education in Latin America – Exploratory analysis of how indigenous cultural worldviews and concepts influence regional educational policy, UNESCO Santiago, 2017
- Also available in Spanish - Global Education Report 2016: Education for people and planet: Creating sustainable futures for all, UNESCO, 2016
- UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030
- Learning and Knowing in Indigenous Societies Today, UNESCO 2009
- The Challenge of Indigenous Education: Practice and Perspectives, UNESCO 2004