Message
of Support
Kailash
Satyarthi, Chairperson of Global March
Against Child Labour and President
of Global Campaign for Education
“Governments
are in complete agreement that universal
primary education is an urgent priority
and a key to ending world poverty,
yet the crisis persists. Now children
of the world have united, and leaders
must listen to their demands for
education for all.” He further
added :"We will show the people
of India, the Government of India
and the media just how strong the
desire for education is among the
children here. All throughout the
week, children will be making their
message loud and clear: they will
wait no more, listen no more, or
accept no more broken promises from
the leaders of this country to educate
every child. They want their right
to education and they want it NOW!”
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Kofi
Anan, United Nations Secretary General
Kofi Annan sends
message of support to the Global
Action Week for Education: “More
than 100 million children are being
denied a basic human right—the
right to an education, as enshrined
in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child. Most
of those missing out are girls..
I fully support the Global Campaign
for Education's Week of Action and
call upon world leaders to support
education for all the world's children.”
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International
Labour Organisation
ILO-IPEC sent a
mesage of support for the Global
Action Week and point to the millions
of children missing an education
because they are victims of child
labour. Pointing to the importance
of eliminating child labour in order
to achieve Education For All, they
note recent discussions in a jointly
co-hosted Round Table, by ILO/ UNESCO
/ Global March Against Child Labour,
entitled “From Exploitation
to Education: Achieving Education
For All and the Elimination of Child
Labour” which led to the New
Delhi Declaration. This document
underscored “the importance
of addressing the root causes of
child labour and the poor quality
and access to education within a
broader poverty reduction strategy
in line with the Millennium Development
Goals.” In this respect, it
called for the creation of a global
task force on child labour and education"
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