[PDFlist] FW: Today is International Day of Education

[Mere Roden]

Thank you Master. This is so true.

Many do not see education as important and it will be good to have
collective action globally.



Blessed Afternoon
Mere







On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:32 PM Setareki Macanawai <
CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> *From:* icevi-spevi at googlegroups.com [mailto:icevi-spevi at googlegroups.com]
> *On Behalf Of *Frances Gentle
> *Sent:* Thursday, 24 January 2019 12:21 PM
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> *Subject:* Today is International Day of Education
>
>
>
> Dear friends and colleagues
>
> The United Nations has proclaimed today, 24th January, as International
> Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and
> development. The UN Director General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, has released the
> following statement – see
> https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday
>
> *“This day is the occasion to reaffirm fundamental principles. Firstly,
> education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
> Secondly, education is the most powerful force in our hands to ensure
> significant improvements in health, to stimulate economic growth, to unlock
> the potential and innovation we need to build more resilient and
> sustainable societies. Lastly, we urgently need to call for collective
> action for education at global level."*
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Frances
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>
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>
>
> *Frances Gentle*
> Conjoint Lecturer, RIDBC Renwick Centre;
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> President, International Council for Education of People with Visual
> Impairment (ICEVI);
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> and Co-President, South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)
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