The World Conference on Human Rights emphasizes the importance of incorporating the subject of human rights education programmes and calls upon States to do so.

UNESCO: Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

The World Programme, authored by UNESCO and the UN High Commissoner for Human Rights, aims at presenting public managers and human rights militants with subsidies and orientations for the elaboration of educational programmes based on respect to human rights.

UNESCO: World Programme for Human Rights Education is launched in Portuguese | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UN, whose agencies provided post-war emergency relief, and which is now developing programmes on human rights and press freedom as well as reconstruction work, has denied reports that it will leave the country.

ECONOMIST: The Iraqi bombs

All UNESCO Programmes are aligned with Human Rights and aim to examine economic, social and political aspects of rights, recognizing at the same time that rights are interdependent and interrelated.

UNESCO: Human Rights

It is essential that literacy programmes incorporate the values of peace, human rights and civic values, if literacy is to become a true means of empowerment.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Design, implement and evaluate capacity-building courses on, including distance learning and training of trainers, where appropriate, and assist intersectoral cooperation and, in particular with UNESCO Chairs, contribution in support of efforts to promote a human rights-based approach (HRBA) in UNESCO's programmes.

UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (Human Rights) ( 28/11/2011) SHS 390 - (P3)