UNESCO has been promoting global citizenship education since the launch of the United Nations Secretary-General's “Education for All First” (GEFI) initiative in 2012, which made the promotion of global citizenship one of its three educational priorities. This publication, Global Citizenship Education: Topics and learning objectives, is UNESCO's first educational guidance on global citizenship education. It is the result of an extensive process of research and consultation with experts from different parts of the world. The guide builds on the UNESCO publication Global Citizenship Education: Preparing Learners for the Challenges of the 21st Century and the outcomes of three key UNESCO events on global citizenship education: the Technical Consultation on Global Citizenship Education (September 2013), and the first and second UNESCO Forums on Global Citizenship Education, held in December 2013 and January 2015 respectively.
Before being finalized, the guide was field-tested by education stakeholders in selected countries in all regions to ensure its relevance in different geographical and socio-cultural contexts.
