HARNESSING THE POWER OF ADULT LEARNING AND EDUCATION FOR A VIABLE FUTURE 1. We, the 156 Member States of UNESCO, representatives of civil society organizations, social partners, United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations and the private sector, gathered in Belém, Brazil, in December 2009 as participants in the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI)…
Adopted by the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, Hamburg, Germany, July 14-18, 1997. 1. We, the participants in the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, gathered in the free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, reaffirm that only a development focused on human needs and a participatory society based on full respect for human rights…
The Cologne Charter «Aims and Objectives of Lifelong Learning» (Revised June 15, 1999) The challenge that all countries now face is how to become a learning society and ensure that its citizens can acquire the relevant knowledge, skills and qualifications that they will need in the next century. Knowledge is increasingly becoming the backbone of…
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/2 dd September 8, 2000 Values and principles We, heads of State and Government, have gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 6 to 8 September 2000, at the dawn of a new millennium, to reaffirm our faith in the Organization and its Charter as indispensable foundations of…
Adopted by the UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, June 3-14, 1992 Contents Chapter 1. Preamble Section I. Social and Economic Aspects 2. International Cooperation to Accelerate Sustainable Development in Developing Countries and Related National Policies 3. Fighting Poverty 4. Changing consumption patterns 5. Population dynamics and sustainable development 6. Protecting and…