Human Rights Teaching pack from UNESCO Associated Schools in the UK
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year commencing on 10 December 2008 as the International Year of Human Rights Learning, to be devoted to activities to broaden and deepen human rights learning. It aims to enhance the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to development.
There are currently 47 UNESCO Associated schools in the UK, involved in projects around one or more of the four study themes.
UNESCO Associated Schools in the UK has teamed up with the United Nations Association of the UK to develop a human rights teaching pack for secondary schools to promote human rights education. The pack contains a teacher's handbook and a CD-ROM with five slide presentations and corresponding fact sheets for students. The five topics covered are:
- the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- child rights and armed conflict
- child rights and climate change
- human rights and international development
The CD-ROM also includes 'student-friendly' versions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in addition to the official documents. The pack has been distributed to 4500 secondary schools across the UK.
To download an electronic copy of the pack, please click here.
Please contact Anne Breivik, UK National Coordinator, on abreivik [at] unesco.org.uk or 020 7766 3460 for a hard copy.
Written: 10/12/2008 , last modified: 10/12/2008
Human Rights Teaching Pack