The right to education
- Author: UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
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Date:
17 December 1982
1. Takes note of the conclusions of the report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, transmitted by a note of the Secretary-General of
19 October 1982;2. Commends the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for including on a permanent basis the issue of the implementation of the right to education in its medium-term plan;
3. Invites again all States to consider the adoption of appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures, including material guarantees, in order to ensure the full implementation of the right to universal education through, inter alia, free and compulsory primary education, universal and gradually free-of-charge secondary education, equal access to all educational facilities and the access of the young generation to science and culture;
4. Invites all States to give all necessary attention to defining and determining in a more precise manner the means for implementing the provisions concerning the role of education in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade;
5. Invites all specialized agencies to co-operate with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to ensure education a high priority in the implementation of various programmes and projects, in the framework of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade;
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