Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, H E Ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, and the Permanent Representative of Korea to United Nations, Ambassador Cho Tae-yul launch the initiative in New York yesterday.
New York: Qatar and South Korea have launched an initiative to form a group of Friends of Education for Global Citizenship in a meeting held in New York.
Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, H E Ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to United Nations Ambassador Cho Tae-yul launched the initiative.
Addressing the meeting, Sheikha Alia said that the initiative was launched as part of Qatar's efforts to implement the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan.
She explained that education for global citizenship could help to learn to live in peace and would promote respect for all as well as a sense of belonging to a common humanity based on integration and respect for human rights. The initiative of forming a group of Friends of Education for Global Citizenship aims to establish a mechanism to address the threats facing our world today through the recognition of cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue, the promotion of tolerance, the promotion of inclusive education and the fight against terrorism and extremism, she added.
Sheikha Alia pointed out that Qatar had called for supporting education for global citizenship by making education a fertile ground for cultural exchange and constructive dialogue.
The Group aims to work with Member States, academic community, civil society and private organisations that may bring innovative and creative approaches that will improve the quality of education and uphold the principles of the United Nations.
One of the objectives of the Group is to create an informal space for Member States to conduct consultations and discussions on education issues within the framework of global citizenship and to focus their dialogue on the purpose of reaching policy-making measures for education in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan.
The initiative was welcomed by majority of Member States.
The day of the initiative was attended by a large number of delegates from the permanent members of the United Nations as well as those concerned with strengthening the mechanisms of education for global citizenship.
