World Social Summit for Development (WSSD)

Written By Alice Beste

Realizing the Right to Education: Reclaiming Public Systems for Equity and Inclusion

Education is one of the foundational commitments of the 1995 Copenhagen Summit and a pillar of poverty eradication, inequality reduction and social integration which are central to the Doha summit. Education is not simply a service; it is a legal right and public good that creates possibilities for empowerment, inclusivity, and upward mobility and a cross-cutting enabler that underpins WSSD2’s broader ambitions.

This virtual panel discussion will take place during the World Social Summit for Development (WSSD) to explore strategies for realizing the right to education through strategic litigation, the localization of international human rights standards, and collaboration with social movements. It will focus on tackling educational inequality and ensuring that no one is left behind.

3rd November, 5-6.30pm (Qatar local time) 

Co-sponsoring organisations
ActionAid 
Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education 
Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education 
Global Campaign for Education
Global Student Forum
Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 
Education International 
International Commission of Jurists 
Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education
Oxfam 
United Nations Research for Social Development (UN-RISD)

Panel

Opening Remarks
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Farida Shaheed (TBC)
Representative from the government of Kenya and Nepal (TBC)

Ground Realities, Legal Strategies & Civil Society Collaboration 

  • Bringing Human Rights Home: Connecting International Norms and National Policy Frameworks, Anjela Taneja, Public Services and Inequality Lead, Oxfam 

  • Litigating the Right to Education : Legal Oversight of Private Education Karuna Parajuli,  Legal Advisor Asia Pacific Programme, International Commission of Jurists

  • Mobilizing communities and building social movements for public education, David Edwards, General Secretary, Education International, TBC

  • Taking students seriously: how empowerment of young people is the key, Jacob Blasius, Executive Director, Global Student Forum 

    Details on how to join will be shared on this page soon.

Alice Beste
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