A Call for Action in Favour of the Right to Education for All as a Universal Human Right during the World Social Forum Global Day of Action (26 January 2008)

Dear Friends,

As a member of the World Social Forum International Council (WSF-IC), the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) participates in the WSF Global Day of Action (26th January 2008) by encouraging and inviting all member organizations, campaigns, social movements and NGOs working in the field of education to partake in a global call for action in favour of the right to education for all. This call for action demands from governments and policymakers across the world for renewed commitments and efforts toward the fulfilment of the right to education for all as a universal human right. It comes at a most opportune time where the world over commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008.

In this light, we therefore invite you to widely distribute and circulate the call for action enclosed in this mail -- encouraging your networks to send it on the 26^th of January 2008 -- to local and national authorities and policy makers; various bodies in the United Nations (UN); and international development agencies and cooperation to remind them that this right has yet to be fulfilled.

For further information and inquiries, please contact ICAE at: [email protected] or [1][email protected] [2].

In Solidarity,

Paul Balanger, ICAE President

Celita Eccher, ICAE Secretary-General

To view the ICAE website please visit:  www.icae.org.uy [3]

To view the call for action letters please see attachements below.