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UDHR 60th Anniversary- Access to Education
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Accessible education for all is undeniably one of the most intrinsic human rights within the UDHR, and beyond it, extending to human society in general. Since the earliest days of human civilization, methods of learning and passing on knowledge have been key in leading to the longevity and sustainability of cultures and peoples the world over. From agricultural practices, to the realm of academia and philosophical thought, to health practices and beyond, learning and education exist in many different forms. While education on the whole has improved to be relatively widespread and standardized in many Western and non-Western nations today, there are still many parts of the world that lack any type of established and institutionalized educational systems. The peoples of these nations, recognized by the United Nations as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are at the highest risk of proliferating and being exposed to the negative effects associated with little to no access to education. For example, lack of standardized HIV/AIDS education in Africa has led to the area experiencing the highest infection and morality rates from the disease, compared to any other region in the world. In just 2007, the AIDS epidemic caused the deaths of over 1.6 million people, and more than 11 million children have been orphaned by AIDS to date. There are many more statistics that prove just how critical the situation is in Africa, and it becomes all the more sobering when one considers how many lives could have been saved had proper health education been given in schools and provided to both adult and youth groups over the last two decades. The good news is, with awareness of the disease gaining precedence and significance on the international stage, there are educational programs slowly gaining ground and having a positive impact on the AIDS crisis.
Education is essential for preventing and controlling health crises, as much as it is so for ensuring healthy development in children and youth. Standardized education is integral to providing a basis for success in future endeavours, as it not only lays the groundwork for intellectual aptitude and curiousity, it also provides children and youth with key life skills and habits to be able to achieve meaningful livelihoods as adults. Moreover, educational reform is not only necessary in developing countries, but very much so in developed, first world nations that accept refugees, immigrants, and by extension, children and youth from foreign countries and cultures.
In 1990, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established the Education For All (EFA) initiative, with the purpose of monitoring and promoting the goal of providing education and learning opportunities for all children, youth and adults worldwide, by the year 2015. Six EFA goals specifically lay out the plan to achieve the wider goal of universal education for all. Some of these goals include expanding early childhood education programs, providing free primary education for all and increasing adult literacy by 50%. To view the rest of the goals, and to learn more about EFA, visit http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/.

Resources:
http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
http://www.netaid.org/global_poverty/education/
http://www.care.org/campaigns/education.asp
http://www.campaignforeducation.org/
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/education/global-education-initiatives&id=33540&type=Document
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/education&id=36546&type=Document
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/education/global-education-initiatives&id=34986&type=Document

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