International Day of Education: “Learning for Lasting Peace”

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today is being recognized globally as International Day of Education.

“Education is the key to unlocking a brighter future for all. Let’s empower minds, inspire dreams, and build a world where every learner thrives. Together, let’s continue to make education work for Belize,” the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology noted.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is recognizing the crucial role education and teachers play in countering hate speech, a phenomenon which has snowballed in recent years with the use of social media, damaging the fabric of our societies.  

UNESCO notes that the world is seeing a surge of violent conflicts paralleled by an alarming rise of discrimination, racism, xenophobia, and hate speech. 

“The impact of this violence transcends any boundary based on geography, gender, race, religion, politics, offline and online. An active commitment to peace is more urgent today than ever: Education is central to this endeavor, as underlined by the UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development. 

Learning for peace must be transformative, and help empower learners with the necessary knowledge, values, attitudes and skills and behaviours to become agents of peace in their communities,” UNESCO noted.

UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay says that what we learn changes how we view the world.

“Because if hatred starts with words, peace starts with education. What we learn changes how we view the world and influences how we treat others. Education must therefore be at the heart of our efforts to achieve and maintain world peace,” Azoulay said.

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