Expert Meeting
on Intercultural
Education
REPORT
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 20-22 March 2006
Expert Meeting on Intercultural Education
UNESCO HQ, Paris, 20-22 March 2006
Section of Education for Peace and Human Rights
UNESCO
Section of Education for Peace and Human Rights
Division for the Promotion of Quality Education
Education Sector
Section for Human Rights Education
Education Sector
UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP
France
Printed at UNESCO in Paris
(ED-2006/WS/39) - CLD 28574
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Background and Introduction – p. 5
II. Opening Statement – p. 7
III. The Panels – p. 9
Panel I: Language and culture – are they mutually exclusive? – p. 10
Presentations – p. 10
Debate – p. 11
Synthesis – p. 13
Panel II: Changing scenarios for intercultural education – p. 14
Presentations – p. 14
Debate – p. 22
Synthesis – p. 24
Panel III: Are interfaith education issues part of intercultural
education? – p. 26
Presentations – p. 26
Debate – p. 30
Synthesis – p. 32
IV.
‘UNESCO Guidelines on Intercultural Education’
– Discussion of draft document – p. 35
V.
UNESCO Database on Intercultural Education - Discussion – p. 39
VI.
Presentation of the UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity – p. 41
Annexes:
Annex 1: List of Participants
Annex 2: Agenda
I.
Background and Introduction
The Section of Education for Peace and Human Rights of the Division
for the Promotion of Quality Education held an expert meeting on Inter-
cultural Education from March 20-22, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters,
bringing together international experts from Australia, Bolivia, Egypt,
Finland, Hungary, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and
the United Kingdom, including UNESCO Chairs and academics, as well
as representatives of NGO’s, National Commissions and UNESCO staff
from various sectors (see attached list of participants).
The meeting was organized as part of the Section’s activities on inter-
cultural education, which are placed more broadly within the framework
of UNESCO’s