UNO and the Human rights education

Abstract

Knowledge of rights and freedoms is considered a fundamental tool to guarantee respect for the rights of all. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has proclaimed it as central to the achievement of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UNGA, in 1994, proclaimed the period from 1 January 1995, the UN Decade for Human Rights Education. On 2004, this organ proclaimed the World Programme for Human Rights Education to advance the implementation of human rights education programs in all sectors. UNESCO was a key organiser of this decade. This World Programme seeks to promote a common understanding of the basic principles and methodologies of human rights education. In this programme, education should promote values such as peace, non-discrimination, equality, justice, non-violence, tolerance and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms among all nations. This research aims to describe the goals and background of Human rights education and national and international initiatives in this matter especially the activities of UN in promoting this objective and finally result that Human Rights Education, training and public information are becoming the essentials ingredients to all societies in the world in order to promote and achieve of stable and harmonious relations among communities and to encourage respect and tolerance to those around us and build good citizens for the future.