United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education

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The United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education was a global initiative (1995–2004) aimed at promoting awareness, understanding, and implementation of human rights principles through education in schools, institutions, and wider society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations initiative
global campaign
human rights education program
aimedAt integrating human rights into education systems
promoting awareness of human rights
promoting implementation of human rights principles
promoting understanding of human rights
appliesToJurisdiction member states of the United Nations
basedOn Universal Declaration of Human Rights
international human rights instruments
beneficiary civil society organizations
public officials
students
teachers
coordinatedBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNESCO
country worldwide
describedIn United Nations General Assembly documents
reports of the Secretary-General on human rights education
endTime 2004
fieldOfWork education
human rights
followedBy World Programme for Human Rights Education
follows World Conference on Human Rights
goal building a universal culture of human rights
ensuring human rights education in formal and non-formal settings
strengthening respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
hasComponent curriculum development on human rights
national action plans for human rights education
public information campaigns on human rights
teacher training in human rights
hasMainSubject human rights awareness
human rights education
human rights implementation
inception 1994
language all official United Nations languages
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 49/184
location schools
training institutions
universities
wider society
organizer United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
partOf United Nations Decades for Education initiatives
United Nations human rights program
startTime 1995

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United Nations Year for Tolerance relatedTo United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education
UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance relatedTo UN Decade for Human Rights Education
linked to: United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education