An International Contact Group on citizenship and human rights education was set up in 2011 with a view to ensure close co-operation among regional and international initiatives in this field.

It brings together the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR), the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), Organization of American States (OAS) and the Council of Europe.

Letter of cooperation  Web resource "The right to Human Rights Education"

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OHCHR

Midterm progress report of the 3rd phase of the WPHRE

01.02.2017

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is preparing a progress report on the implementation of the third phase (2015-2019) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education to be submitted to the Human Rights Council in September 2017. The report will address...

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OHCHR

High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Education and Training

14/09/2016

High-level panel discussion on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training: good practices and challenges was held in Geneva on 14 September 2016... Read more

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Education and radicalisation - the Paris Declaration one year on March 16 2016

23 March 2016

One year after the adoption of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education, the Commission substantially enhanced its support to inclusive education. For more information:...

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