In order for a person to be aware of and to assert their human rights, education is often an imperative ingredient. Those who can read, write and do arithmetic are capable of grasping different types of information and forming their own opinions. According to the UN (UNDP), basic education for girls is
paramount in effecting lasting improvements in a country’s living conditions.
Unending poverty without schools
The right to education is part of the economic, social and cultural rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is in Articles 28 and 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is one of the main remedies in the UN’s action plan to cut poverty in half by 2015.
Education shall be free, at least at elementary and fundamental levels, where it shall also be compulsory. All people are to have access to vocational training and higher education at upper secondary school, university or other institutes of higher learning.
School shall provide knowledge of and respect for human rights. It shall foster understanding, tolerance and friendship between and among nations, states and groups of people and lead to an understanding of UN activities and peace.
The right to education is part of the economic, social and cultural rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is in Articles 28 and 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is one of the main remedies in the UN’s action plan to cut poverty in half by 2015.
Education shall be free, at least at elementary and fundamental levels, where it shall also be compulsory. All people are to have access to vocational training and higher education at upper secondary school, university or other institutes of higher learning.
School shall provide knowledge of and respect for human rights. It shall foster understanding, tolerance and friendship between and among nations, states and groups of people and lead to an understanding of UN activities and peace.
The right to education in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child establishes that primary education shall be compulsory and free for all (Article 28). According to Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the education of the child shall be directed to:
- develop the child’s fullest potential;
- develop respect for human rights;
- develop respect for the child’s parents and the child’s own cultural identity, and respect for cultures that are different from those of the child;
- prepare the child for responsible life in a free society in a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin; and
- develop respect for the natural environment.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child establishes that primary education shall be compulsory and free for all (Article 28). According to Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the education of the child shall be directed to:
- develop the child’s fullest potential;
- develop respect for human rights;
- develop respect for the child’s parents and the child’s own cultural identity, and respect for cultures that are different from those of the child;
- prepare the child for responsible life in a free society in a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin; and
- develop respect for the natural environment.
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