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PEACE
In order to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies that
are free from fear and violence:
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Take steps to halt segregation stemming from
increased opportunities to choose between public and
private schools.
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Expand the emphasis on global citizenship and peace
education in curricula.
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Invest in civic education programmes that contribute
to a functioning justice system, including participation
and access for marginalized communities.
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Promote learning emphasizing the values of tolerance
and peace education to help build less violent and
more constructive societies.
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Teach in children’s mother languages. Countries
with high proportions of minorities should consider
training teachers in methods for teaching secondlanguage
learners, in both initial teacher training and
professional development.
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For refugees and internally displaced persons,
implement policies that expand the pool of qualified
teachers proficient in their languages, and address the
issue of official validation and certification of learning
by refugees. Refugees who were teachers in their
home countries could be an important resource.
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Work to reduce school-based violence, including
gender violence, and discriminatory attitudes
among teachers.
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Develop local autonomy and localized system-wide
education planning, especially in populous African and
Asian cities, considering education as a local as well as
national issue.
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Better incorporate education into local, national and
global agendas focused on improving cities and other
human settlements.
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Educate and engage with those who are
disenfranchised, include them in planning,
and collaborate with civil society actors who
work with them.
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Fund schools and training programmes for slum
dwellers and other disadvantaged groups who live in
absolute poverty, so that assistance for them is not
limited to basic services such as housing and water
and sanitation.
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Incorporate education into official foreign policy,
transitional justice efforts and the peacebuilding
agenda when trying to prevent and recover from
conflict situations.
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Ensure curricula and learning materials are not biased
or prejudiced against ethnic and minority groups.
Engender resilience in students and communities
in post-conflict societies through curricula, teacher
training, transitional justice programmes and
supporting integrated schools.
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Fund civil society organizations and other
institutions that provide legal and political education
in communities.
PLACE
In order to foster sustainable, inclusive and prosperous
cities and other human settlements:
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Ensure urban areas distribute public resources
equitably, including amenities and good quality
teachers, so as to promote social inclusion and reduce
inequality resulting from education disparity.
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Fund urban planning education to increase the
numbers of planners, and promote integration of
education as well as multidisciplinary approaches.
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Improve urban planning curricula to include crosssector
engagement, community engagement,
learning by doing and the development of locally
relevant solutions.
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Involve communities in any processes to consolidate
and improve schools in rural and other areas affected
by population declines due to migration.
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Monitor and address
any unintended
consequences of the
growth of knowledge
economies, such as
gentrification and
middle class flight, with
strong economic and
housing policies to limit
social segregation and
societal discontent.
We should educate
and engage with
those who are
disenfranchised,
and include them in
urban planning
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