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Educating for peace. Critical thinking, local responsibility and global engagement. María Oianguren 2025

Educating for peace. Critical thinking, local responsibility and global engagement. María Oianguren 2025

In an increasingly militarised and digitalised global world system, the role of education is of decisive importance and is a necessary factor in helping to consolidate a Culture of Peace. With the motto “Learning for lasting peace”, UNESCO is highlighting this on the International Day of Education 2024.

The Basque education system, aligned with the international framework of the 2030 Agenda, seeks to guarantee quality education based on the principles of inclusion, equity and diversity in order to tackle inequality and discrimination. An educational challenge at a local level which, in the Basque experience, represented an educational innovation to promote coexistence and human rights, in addition to statements from victims of political violence to address the history and memory of a conflictive past, alongside other educational proposals. It was an important step forward that, when incorporated into the educational curriculum, contributes to critical thinking, empathy and responsible ethical action, as essential elements for building more equitable and cohesive societies.

Oianguren, María (2025): Educar para la paz.Pensamiento crítico, responsabilidad local y compromiso global en Construír la confianza frente al odio. UN Etxea – Asociación del País Vasco para la UNESCO. pp 32 – 34.

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April 2026

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