CATHOLIC TEACHER EDUCATION TODAY
giovedì 31 marzo 2022
mercoledì 30 marzo 2022
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - INEQUALITY AND INSTABILITY
“2021 should have been a year of healing and recuperation. Instead, it became an incubator for greater inequality and instability”. Agnès Callamard, Secretary General
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Amnesty International’s annual report on the state of the world’s human rights in 2021, published in March 2022, shows that promises to “build back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic were little more than lip service. Hopes of global cooperation withered in the face of vaccine hoarding and corporate greed.
Governments suppressed
independent and critical voices, with some even using the pandemic as a pretext
to shrink further the civic space. New and unresolved conflicts erupted or
persisted. Those forced to flee were subjected to a litany of abuses, including
pushbacks by countries in the Global North.
But hopes for a better
post-pandemic world were kept alive by courageous individuals, social movements
and civil society organizations.
2021 should have been a year
of healing and recuperation. Instead, it became an incubator for greater
inequality and instability
The annual report highlights
the impact of these dynamics at a global, regional and national level, as well as
more broadly covering the human rights situation in 154 countries.
POINTS OF INTEREST
The interactive map below
highlights themes prioritized in the annual report’s preface and global
analysis: health and inequalities, civic space, conflict, and refugees and
migrants. It does so by featuring selected summary statements on four countries
from each of the five regions covered by the report.
Visit our country pages to read about human rights in 2021 in each country covered. Or download the full report in PDF format, available in a variety of languages. Or read our press release.
martedì 29 marzo 2022
CATHOLIC EDUCATION . IDENTITY AND CHALLENGES
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By Isabella Piro
The underlying principle of the new “Instruction” issued by the Congregation for Catholic Education is that educating is a passion that is always renewed. The document released today by the Congregation is entitled "The Identity of Catholic Schools for a Culture of Dialogue". It is a concise and practical tool based on two motivations: "the need for a clearer awareness and consistency of the Catholic identity of the Church's educational institutions throughout the world," and the prevention of "conflicts and divisions in the essential sector of education". The document falls within the goals of the Global Compact on Educational, desired by Pope Francis, so that the Church may remain strong and united in the field of education, and thus carry out its evangelizing mission and contribute to the construction of a more fraternal world.
The Church is mother and
teacher
In particular, the Instruction
highlights that the Church is "mother and teacher": its educational
action, therefore, is not "philanthropic work", but an essential part
of its mission, based on fundamental principles, first and foremost the
universal right to education. The other principles that are developed are: the
responsibility of everyone - first of all of the parents, who have the right to
make educational choices for their children in full freedom and according to
conscience, and of the State which has the duty to make different educational
options available within the framework of the law – and within these, the
Church’s basic principle for education in which evangelization and integral
human promotion are intertwined. Also considered is the formation of teachers,
so that they may be witnesses of Christ; collaboration between parents and
teachers and between Catholic and non-Catholic schools; the concept of Catholic
schools as "communities" permeated by the evangelical spirit of
freedom and charity, thus providing formation and promoting solidarity. In a
multicultural world, we are also reminded of "a positive and prudent sex
education," a not insignificant element that students must receive as they
grow up.
The culture of care
Catholic schools, the document
highlights, also have the task of educating for a "culture of care,"
in order to convey those values based on the recognition of the dignity of
every person, community, language, ethnicity, religion, peoples, and all the
fundamental rights that derive from it. A culture of care is precious
"compass" for society, forming people dedicated to listening,
constructive dialogue and mutual understanding.
In constant dialogue with the
community
In constant dialogue with the
entire community, Catholic educational institutions must not be a closed model,
in which there is no room for those who are not "totally" Catholic.
Warning against this attitude, the Instruction recalls the model of an
"outgoing Church": "We must not lose the missionary impulse to
close ourselves in an island - the document reads - and at the same time we
need the courage to witness to a Catholic "culture" that is
universal, cultivating a healthy awareness of our own Christian identity".
Clear qualifications and
legislation
Another focal point of the
document is the need for clarity of competencies and legislation: it can
happen, in fact, that the State imposes on Catholic public institutions
"behaviors that are not in keeping" with the doctrinal and
disciplinary credibility of the Church, or choices that are in contrast with
religious freedom and with the very Catholic identity of a school. In such
cases, it is recommended that "reasonable action be taken to defend the
rights of Catholics and their schools, both through dialogue with state
authorities and through recourse to the competent courts."
To educate is always an act of
hope
The Instruction concludes by
emphasizing that Catholic schools "constitute a very valid contribution to
the evangelization of culture, even in countries and cities where an adverse
situation stimulates the use of creativity to find adequate paths,"
because, as Pope Francis says, "to educate is always an act of hope."
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mercoledì 23 marzo 2022
UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK
 EDUCATION THIS WEEK (21 March – 1 April 2022) |
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1st TRANSFORMING
EDUCATION SUMMIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONVENES UNESCO HQ |
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Preparations for the Transforming Education Summit (TES) are underway, UNESCO hosts the Summit Secretariat led by Assistant Director General for Education, Stefania Giannini.
Read more about the meeting here: The Transforming Education Summit Advisory Committee convenes at UNESCO
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LEARNING NEVER STOPS: NEW ASPNET
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They are students from the UNESCO Associated
Schools Network who shared their inspiring stories on coping and continuing to
learn during the lockdown as part of the Learning Never Stops campaign. Two
years later, we caught up with them to see how they are
doing…
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UNESCO HAPPY SCHOOLS
PROJECT |
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Begun in 2014 by
UNESCO Bangkok, the Happy Schools Project (HSP) offers an alternative approach
to improving learning experiences by prioritizing school happiness.
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LATEST NEWS |
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EVENTS THIS WEEK |
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Regional launch event for Gulf States of the
Arabic version of the UNESCO publication Artificial Intelligence and
education: guidance for policy-makers. Click here to register |
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lunedì 21 marzo 2022
LE MONDE A SOIF DE PAIX
MESSAGE
DU PAPE FRANÇOIS,
SIGNÉ
PAR LE SECRÉTAIRE D'ETAT PIETRO PAROLIN,
À
L'OCCASION DU 9ème FORUM MONDIAL DE L'EAU
Au nom du pape François, je voudrais exprimer mes plus cordiales salutations à tous les participants réunis pour le 9ème Forum Mondial de l’Eau, autour du thème La sécurité de l’eau pour la paix et le développement. Il convient de souligner l’importance de cette question, tant sont nombreux les défis actuels et futurs la concernant pour notre humanité.
Notre
monde a soif de paix, de ce bien indivisible qui nécessite l’effort et la
contribution constante de chacun et qui repose notamment sur la réalisation des
besoins essentiels et vitaux de chaque personne humaine.
La
sécurité de l’eau est aujourd’hui menacée par divers facteurs, notamment, la
pollution, les conflits, le changement climatique et l’exploitation abusive des
ressources naturelles. L’eau constitue
pourtant un atout précieux pour la paix. De ce fait, on ne saurait la
considérer simplement comme un bien privé, générateur de profit mercantile et
sujet aux lois du marché.
De
plus, le droit à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement est étroitement lié au
droit à la vie, qui est enraciné dans la dignité inaliénable de la personne
humaine et constitue une condition pour l’exercice des autres droits humains.
L’accès à l’eau et à l’assainissement constitue en réalité un « droit humain
primordial, fondamental et universel, parce qu’il détermine la survie des
personnes ». Par conséquent, le monde a « une grave dette sociale envers les
pauvres qui n’ont pas accès à l’eau potable » [1], mais aussi envers tous ceux
pour qui les sources d’eau potable traditionnelles ont été polluées au point de
les rendre dangereuses, détruites par les armes et rendues inutilisables, ou
encore taries suite à une mauvaise gestion forestière.
Aujourd’hui,
plus de 2 milliards de personnes se voient privées d’un accès à l’eau potable
et/ou à l’assainissement. Pensons à toutes les conséquences concrètes que cela
peut avoir en particulier pour les patients dans les centres de santé, pour les
femmes en travail, pour les prisonniers, les réfugiés, les déplacés.
J’adresse
un appel à tous les responsables et dirigeants politiques, économiques, aux
diverses administrations, à ceux qui sont en mesure d’orienter la recherche,
les financements, l’éducation et l’exploitation des ressources naturelles et de
l’eau en particulier, afin qu’ils aient à cœur de servir dignement le bien
commun, avec détermination, intégrité et
dans un esprit de coopération. [2]
Soulignons
de plus, qu’ « affronter les questions liées à la pénurie d’eau et à
l’amélioration de la gestion de l’eau, en particulier par les communautés, peut
aider à créer une plus grande cohésion sociale et davantage de solidarité »
[3], à initier des processus [4], à tisser des liens. De fait, l’eau nous est
un don de Dieu et un héritage commun dont il convient d’assurer la destination
universelle pour chaque génération.
Par
ailleurs, il est un constat selon lequel « les eaux douces, aussi bien en
surface que souterraines, sont largement transfrontalières. [Par conséquent],
si des pays s’accordaient davantage pour collaborer au sujet de l’eau dans
divers endroits du monde, ce serait une grande avancée pour la paix. (…) Des
mécanismes rodés de coopération en matière d’eaux transfrontalières constituent
un important élément de paix et de prévention des conflits armés. » [5] A ce
propos, comment ne pas penser au fleuve Sénégal, mais aussi au Niger, au Nil et
aux autres grands fleuves qui traversent plusieurs pays ? Dans toutes ces
situations, l’eau doit devenir un symbole d’accueil et de bénédiction, un motif
de rencontre et de collaboration qui fasse grandir la confiance mutuelle et la
fraternité.
Rappelons
« qu’à l’origine de celle que nous appelons la nature dans son sens cosmique,
il y a un dessein d’amour et de vérité [, et que] le monde n’est pas le fruit
d’une nécessité quelconque, d’un destin aveugle ou du hasard » [6]. Gérer l’eau
de façon durable et avec des institutions efficaces et solidaires ne constitue
donc pas seulement une contribution à la paix ; c’est aussi une façon de
reconnaitre ce don de la création qui nous est confié pour qu’ensemble nous en
prenions soin.
Le
Pape François vous assure de sa prière pour que ce Forum Mondial de l’Eau soit
l’occasion de travailler ensemble à la réalisation du droit à l’eau potable et
à l’assainissement pour chaque personne humaine, et pour qu’il contribue ainsi
à faire de l’eau un véritable symbole de partage, de dialogue constructif et
responsable en faveur d’une paix durable, parce qu’édifiée sur la confiance
[7].
Secrétaire
d'État de Sa Sainteté
Vatican News
giovedì 17 marzo 2022
UNESCO - INFO RADAR
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