Publications

The UNESCO Commission on the Futures of Education noted in their 2021 report, Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education, that human societies and the planet face urgent and difficult challenges in the coming decades. The...

The global challenges we face today call for transformative approaches to developing knowledge, skills and attitudes, so that we can build more inclusive, sustainable and peaceful societies. However, studies have found that teachers, as key enablers for...

UNESCO’s Learning for Empathy: A Teacher Exchange and Support Project (2019–2022) was designed and implemented, with the support of the Government of Japan, in cooperation with education partners in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Japan. The...

In light of contemporary social, health, economic and environmental issues, education must empower all learners with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to live cooperatively, be flexible, think critically, respect diversity, care for the...

This report documents progress made towards the achievement of SDG 4 in the Asia-Pacific region since the ambitious vision for Education 2030 was set in 2015. It analyses the regional context, challenges and opportunities, and provides policy...

GCED is critical for learners and countries to reach the SDG-Education 2030 targets. Many countries have GCED elements, either explicitly or implicitly, within their education policies. However, to fully realize SDG target 4.7 and to enable our learners to...

This guidebook aspires to build a community where learning for sustainable development takes place everywhere for everyone as an ongoing practice. It introduces you to Reflect-Share-Act, a process to discover and define sustainable development in your own...

Respect for diversity, solidarity, and a shared sense of humanity—core elements of Global Citizenship Education (GCED)—are deeply rooted in the cultures of the Asia-Pacific region. To highlight these common elements and to address the challenges of...

As part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), SDG target 4.7 and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) play an important role in enabling all learners to be equipped with relevant competencies for this rapidly changing world to contribute to building a...