This article is the text of a statement adopted at the 1975 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Environmental Education Workshop. It includes an assessment of the global environmental situation and a statement of goals for environmental action. The need for world-wide environmental education programs is…

The proposed educational policy and program of the United Nations University are described. The university's purpose is to provide innovative educational activities appropriate to "pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare," in accordance with the university charter. Education and research are undertaken…

This report covers the committee's views and recommendations toward strengthening the contribution of education to international understanding and peace. Suggestions are aimed at every level, from Unesco officials, to heads of government, to the individual classroom teacher. The report is divided into several major sections: General Observations,…