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News– UNESCO released a report titled Right to Education: Past, Present and Future, which reviews the progress and impact of the 1960 UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education.
About Convention against Discrimination in Education
- It was adopted in 1960 under the aegis of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- It is the first legally binding international treaty devoted exclusively to the right to education.
- The Convention recognises education as a fundamental human right and places clear responsibilities on States to ensure:
- Free and compulsory primary education
- Accessible and available secondary education for all
- Equal access to higher education, based on individual merit and capacity
- It prohibits discrimination in education in all its forms.
- India has not ratified this Convention.
