South Korea-led 'Anti-Racism' Resolution Unanimously Adopted at UNESCO Executive Board
World Citizens Education Friendship Group for Solidarity and Inclusion Submits
Content Strengthening Solidarity to Counter Fake News and Hate Speech Against Specific Races and Nationals
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 8th that the "Anti-Racism" resolution submitted by the Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Friendly Group for Solidarity and Inclusion, led by Korea, was adopted unanimously at the UNESCO Executive Board. The UNESCO Executive Board is being held online until the 10th.
In particular, the annex to the resolution led by Korea, titled "Global Call against Racism," includes content emphasizing the importance of education through global citizenship education to respond to hate and discrimination that occurred during the COVID-19 situation. To support the adoption of the resolution led by Korea, 35 Executive Board member countries and 5 non-member countries, including the Friendly Group, participated as co-sponsors.
The resolution emphasized the need to promote and strengthen inclusion and solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which created situations involving fake news, hate speech, and violence against certain races or nationalities. It urged addressing the root causes of racism through UNESCO’s activities in education, culture, and information and communication fields, and included the necessity of educating and practicing values such as inclusion, solidarity, gender equality, culture of peace, non-violence, and respect for others among students through global citizenship education.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "The adoption of this resolution reaffirmed that global citizenship education, which pursues solidarity and cooperation during the COVID-19 situation, must be implemented as an important educational value," and added, "It is evaluated as an opportunity to solidify Korea’s leadership in preventing hate and discrimination to overcome the pandemic crisis."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched three friendly groups at the UN, World Health Organization (WHO), and UNESCO in May, led by Korea, to promote international solidarity and cooperation related to COVID-19 response. Korea has contributed to strengthening cooperation among member states by leading major international issues related to COVID-19 through various activities of the friendly groups.
Since its launch on May 26, the UNESCO Global Citizenship Education Friendly Group for Solidarity and Inclusion has actively responded to hate and discrimination issues by issuing a joint statement on preventing hate and discrimination related to COVID-19 and holding three ambassador-level meetings. Going forward, Korea plans to further strengthen international solidarity to globally expand and disseminate global citizenship education, which it leads.
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Subsequently, the Friendly Group held an online seminar on November 2 to raise awareness of global citizenship education, and plans to provide opportunities to learn about exemplary cases related to global citizenship education from various countries through an online workshop in December.
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