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What is Global Citizen?
Its a social and political movement. To influence children to a set of values.
Global citizenship is the umbrella term for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally minded individuals and communities on a worldwide scale. https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/global-citizenship UN.0rg
Is it education?
No its not, its a framework applied to all classes through subliminal messaging.
GCED is not a single subject with a set curriculum but rather a framework, a prism through which education is seen. It can be delivered as an integral part of existing subjects – from geography to social studies – or independently. UNESCO supports the dissemination of GCED on different levels and in multiple areas of life beyond the classroom. https://www.unesco.org/en/global-citizenship-peace-education/need-know
The UN has nothing to do with Global Citizen?
Wrong the UN and its education department UNESCO created the idea of Global Citizen others just picked it up.
UNESCO has been a champion of global citizenship education (GCED) since its founding in 1947, even though the term itself was coined in 2011. https://www.unesco.org/en/global-citizenship-peace-education/need-know#:~:text=For%20centuries%2C%20common%20aspirations%20for,UNESCO%20is%20driving%20this%20movement
Its Just a Word?
Not so, if its just a word how can it be learning objective? Why fight removing it?
Instilling values that reflect the vision of the world and provide purpose, such as respect for diversity, empathy, open-mindedness, justice and fairness for everyone; https://www.unesco.org/en/global-citizenship-peace-education/need-know
UNESCO promotes rule of law and social justice https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-promotes-rule-law-and-social-justice
What is an NGO?
Non-Government organization (NGO) NGOs Push Global Citizen with out the UNs name on it.
NGO’s can be both recognized, and none recognized participants in UNESCO’s push for Global citizen.
Collaboration with NGOs is not necessarily tied to an official relationship status and the Organization carries out a diverse range of activities hand in hand with other non-governmental organizations on an ad hoc basis, at international, regional and national levels.
Cooperation with NGOs takes place in many forms, at various levels and to different degrees: it encompasses research, data collection, advocacy, knowledge sharing and project implementation, and contributes to consolidating common values and priorities linked to UNESCO’s mission.https://www.unesco.org/en/partnerships/ngo-foundations
They don’t want children to learn about the world?
Nothing is further from the truth. Classes like Global Economics or Global Trade is a good thing. Global Citizen is not that, Global Citizen doesn’t have a curriculum.
GCED is not a single subject with a set curriculum but rather a framework, a prism through which education is seen. It can be delivered as an integral part of existing subjects – from geography to social studies – or independently. UNESCO supports the dissemination of GCED on different levels and in multiple areas of life beyond the classroom. https://www.unesco.org/en/global-citizenship-peace-education/need-know