Follow-Up to the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education

E/DEC/2004/268View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2005.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Human Rights Education Primary Education Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Schools Secondary Education

What’s in this document?

12 paragraphs

At its 48th plenary meeting, on 22 July 2004, the Economic and Social Council took note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/7115 and decision 2004/12119 of 21 April 2004 and endorsed the Commission’s recommendation

54 Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.

to the Council that at its substantive session of 2004 it recommend to the General Assembly that it proclaim at its fiftyninth session a world programme for human rights education, to begin on 1 January 2005, structured in consecutive phases, in order to maintain and develop the implementation of human rights education programmes in all sectors.

The Council also endorsed the Commission’s request to

the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for

Human Rights to prepare, in cooperation with the United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and

other relevant governmental and non-governmental actors, and

submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session for

consideration and adoption, a plan of action for the first phase

(2005–2007) of the proposed world programme, focusing on

the primary and secondary school systems.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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