[hr-education] Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the World Programme of HRE

Dear friends:

It is a pleasure to share with you this statment, concerning the need to
implement the plan of action of the first phase of the global programme on
human rights education.

You can also see it at:
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/1128ADB9E60C7AA9C1256F4300
402C9A?opendocument

Best regards,

Vernor Muñoz



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EXPERT URGES ADOPTION OF GLOBAL PLAN
ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION


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5 November 2004


The Special Rapporteur on the right to education of the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights, Vernor Muñoz Villalobos, issued the following
statement today:


The Special Rapporteur on the right to education would like to join the
Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council in
encouraging the General Assembly to adopt, on 10 December 2004, the
proposed World Programme for Human Rights Education as a meaningful
contribution to the implementation of the right to education.

The Special Rapporteur also wishes to draw attention to the draft plan of
action for the first phase (2005-2007) of the proposed World Programme
which is a joint effort of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. The draft plan of action reflects intense and thorough
discussion and consultations of world specialists on education and human
rights.

The Special Rapporteur believes that this plan of action will contribute
to the achievement of the second Millennium Development Goal on universal
primary education by promoting rights-based quality education. He also
strongly believes that human rights education is an integral part of the
right to education. Indeed, human rights education would not only
guarantee access to education, but would also promote human rights values
such as respect for diversity and non-discrimination in all its forms.

Integrating human rights dimensions into education systems contributes to
the achievement of quality education which can improve standards of living
for all. That requires, on one hand, ensuring that all the components and
processes of learning, including curricula, materials, methods and
training are conducive to the learning of human rights; and on the other
hand ensuring the respect of the human rights of all actors within the
education system.

The Special Rapporteur is convinced that human rights education which
promotes a rights-based approach enables the education system to fulfil
its fundamental mission to secure fostering citizenship and the
development of the student's personality, talents and abilities to their
fullest potential.



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Vernor Muñoz Villalobos
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
Commission on Human Rights
United Nations

Phone. (506) 248-2537, (506) 258-8585, ext. 1192.
Fax:  (506) 248-0991
PO BOX: 1245-1007 San José, Costa Rica
Email:  vmunoz@dhr.go.cr / vernormu@yahoo.es

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