The document discusses key concepts related to human rights, peace education, and globalization. It covers the following main points: 1. It defines human rights and outlines the basic principles of universality, indivisibility, participation, accountability, transparency, and non-discrimination that form the framework of human rights. 2. It discusses the classification of human rights according to their nature, recipient, source, and implementation. It also examines the foundation of human rights in terms of physiological, psychological, social, and economic needs. 3. It covers children's rights as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including their rights to survival, participation, protection, and development. 4.

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Human Rights, Peace Education and Globalization
Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) Handout Reviewer
Prepared and Compiled by: Mr. Rhey Mark H. Diaz, MAEd TSS (candidate)
BSEd Social Studies, Lic. No. 1334242, Exp. June 2020
Human Rights
• Human Rights refers to the concept of human
beings as having universal natural rights, or status,
regardless of legal jurisdiction or other localizing,
such as ethnicity, nationality, and sex
• Set of standards that guarantee a life befitting a
rational human being
• Are basic and minimum standards without which
people can’t live in dignity
Basic Principles of the Human Rights Framework
• Universality:
– Human rights must be afforded to
everyone, without exception.
– The entire premise of the framework is
that people are entitled to these rights
simply by virtue of being human.
• Indivisibility:
– Human rights are indivisible and
interdependent, which means that in
order to guarantee civil and political
rights, a government must also ensure
economic, social and cultural rights (and
visa versa).
– The indivisibility principle recognizes that
if a government violates rights such as
health, it necessarily affects people’s
ability to exercise other rights such as the
right to life.
• Participation:
– People have a right to participate in how
decisions are made regarding protection
of their rights.
– This includes but is not limited to having
input on government decisions about
rights.
– To ensure human rights, governments
must engage and support the
participation of civil society on these
issues.
• Accountability:
– Governments must create mechanisms of
accountability for the enforcement of
rights.
– It is not enough that rights are recognized
in domestic law or in policy rhetoric, there
must actually be effective measures put
in place so that the government can be
held accountable if those rights standards
are not met
• Transparency:
– Transparency means that governments
must be open about all information and
decision-making processes related to
rights.
– People must be able to know and
understand how major decisions affecting
rights are made and how public
institutions, such as hospitals and
schools, which are needed to protect
rights, are managed and run.
• Non-Discrimination:
– Human rights must be guaranteed without
discrimination of any kind.
– This includes not only purposeful
discrimination, but also protection from
policies and practices which may have a
discriminatory effect.
Foundation of Human Rights
• Physiological needs
– are a must for human survival in this
universe.
– They may include food, clothing, shelter,
water and medical care. In order to
ensure the right to live, these basic needs
must be provided to human beings. Also,
they must be provided in proper quantity
and quality.
• Psychological needs
– are related to the mental makeup of a
person.
– These needs are reflected in terms of
achievement, mental satisfaction and
feelings of dignity.
– The mind of a person should be free from
worries, anxieties and mental tensions, so
that he/she is able to perform his/her
best.
• Social needs
– relate to the interaction of men, women
and children in group situations.
– A child who needs protection from outside
dangers may hide himself/ herself in the
lap of his/her mother.
– Similarly a grown up person needs
security against anti-social elements, i.e.
robbers, terrorists and cheats etc. Society
demands that all human beings should
work in a cohesive manner, so that they
develop a sense of belonging and
identification with their society.
• Economic needs
– are vital for human survival and well
being.
– In the modern society, most of the human
needs are met by money, so much so,
that money has become the fundamental
need of a person.
What are the four characteristics of human rights?
• Inherent - essential part or our lives, intrinsic
• Universal - people have human rights whoever
they are and wherever they are
• Indivisible - human rights must be enjoyed by
everyone in its full range
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• Inalienable - can’t be taken away or transferred
(but can be limited when the exercise of it is an
affront to the rights of others.
Classification of Human Rights
According to nature
1. Civil Rights – pertains to rights belonging to a
person by reason of citizenship (e.g.. right to a
name, right to freedom from discrimination, right to
equality before the law, right to public trial, right to
marry, right to leave a country, etc.)
2. Political Rights – enables the people to participate
in running or influencing the administration of the
government (e.g. right to vote, right to freedom of
expression, right to free and periodic elections, etc.)
3. Economic Rights – pertains to access to
resources- such as land, labor, physical, and financial
capital- that are essential for the creation, legal
appropriation, and market exchange of goods and services
(e.g. right to work, right to own property, right to adequate
standard of living, etc. )
4. Social Rights – relates to living together or enjoying
life in communities or organized groups (e.g. right to social
security, right to social welfare, etc.)
5. Cultural Rights – ensures the well-being of the
individual and foster the preservation, enrichment and
dynamic evolution of arts, manners and way of living of a
group with principles of unity in diversity of expression ( e.g.
right to take part in the cultural life, right to enjoy the
benefits of scientific progress and its application.
According to recipient
1. Individual Rights – are rights that may be
exercise by every individual
2. Collective/Group Rights – are rights given to a
specified vulnerable group which may be exercised
because of one’s membership to such community such as
the right to development, women’s rights, children’s rights,
and indigenous people’s rights
According to source
1. Natural Rights – are rights believed to be based
on reason or given by Supreme Being. They
already existed before they were recognized by
law.
2. Legal Rights/ Statutory Rights – are rights
recognized by laws
According to implementation
1. Immediate – are those rights that States can
readily implement because these are dependent
on the States’ political will such as civil and
political rights
2. Progressive – are those rights whose
implementation are dependent on availability of the states’
resources and can be enjoyed gradually.
How may human rights be guaranteed?
• Legislation- through
a.) Amending and supplementing national
laws to suit international laws and
b.) promulgating new legal documents
• Education and Campaign- educating state
agents and dissemination in the grass roots level
• National Programs of Action – serves as guide
to government leaders in formulating policies and
programs
Children's rights- are the human rights of children with
particular attention to the rights of special protection and
care afforded to the young, including their right to
association with both biological parents, human identity as
well as the basic needs for food, universal state-paid
education, health care and criminal laws appropriate for the
age and development of the child.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child
provides an internationally agreed framework of
minimum standards necessary for the well-being of
the child to which every child is entitled.
• It took effect on September 2, 1990 is the most
broadly ratified treaty with 191 signatories.
Main groups of children’s rights
• Survival rights – rights to life and needs basic to
a child’s existence
• Participation rights – rights that allow children to
take part in affairs that affect their lives
• Protection rights – safeguards children need
against all forms of neglect and abuse
• Development Rights – things children need to
reach their fullest potential
Convention on the Rights of the Child: Components
• Survival Rights – rights to life and needs basic to
a child’s existence
– Art.6 – States parties recognize that
every child has the inherent right to life.
States parties shall ensure to the
maximum extent possible the survival and
development of the child.
– Art.24 – Right to health services
• Participation Rights – rights that allow children to
take part in affairs that affect their lives
– Art.12 – The right of the child who is
capable of forming his/her own views, to
express those views freely in all matters
concerning him or herself, with those
views being given weight depending on
the age and maturity of the child.
– Art.13 – freedom of expression
– Art.15 – freedom of association
– Art.17 – right to appropriate information
– Art.18 – parents have joint primary
responsibility for the upbringing and
development of the children and the State
shall support them in this. The best
interest of the child will be their basic
concern.
• Protection rights – safeguards children’s need
against all forms of neglect and abuse
– Art.2 – non-discrimination
– Art.7 – right to name and nationality
– Art.8 – right to identity

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– Art.10 – right to family reunification
– Art.11 – protection from illicit transfer and
non-return
– Art.16 – right to privacy
– Art.19 – protection from abuse and
neglect
– Art.20 – protection of children without
families
– Art.21 – right to be adopted
– Art.22 – right of child refugees to special
care and protection
– Art.23 – right of children with disabilities
to special care
– Art.40 – right to juvenile justice
• Development rights – things children need to
reach their fullest adequate standard of living
– Art.28 and 29 – right to education
– Art.31 – right to play, leisure and
recreation
– Art.31 – participation in cultural activities
– Art.5 – right to parental guidance
– Art.6 – right to life and development
– Art.7 – right to a name and nationality
– Art.9 – right to live with parents
– Art.10 – right to family reunification
– Art.11 – protection from illicit transfer and
non-return
– Art.12 – right to respect for one’s views
– Art.13 – freedom of expression
– Art.14 – freedom of thought, conscience
and religion
– Art.15 – freedom of association
– Art.17 – right to information
– Art.24 – right to health and health
services
– Art.26 – right to social security
– Art.27 – right to adequate standard of
living
Citizenship Education
• Civics education
– can be defined as educating children,
from early childhood, to become clear-
thinking and enlightened citizens who
participate in decisions concerning
society.
– is based on the distinction between the
individual, a subject of ethics and law,
entitled to all the rights inherent in the
human condition –
– that is, human rights- and the citizen,
entitled to civic rights, that is to say, the
civil and political rights recognized by the
national constitution of the country
concerned
Objectives of Citizenship/Civics Education
• educating people in citizenship and human rights
through an understanding of the principles and
institutions [which govern a state or nation];
• learning to exercise one’s judgment and critical
faculty;
• acquiring a sense of individual and community
responsibilities
Qualities of a Good Citizen
• effective citizens who act out of respect for the
common good; willing to deliberate about the
nature of public good and how to achieve it
• Understand and are committed to the following
values inherent in the Constitution and Bill of
Rights:
Justice
- Freedom
- Participation
- Equality
- Diversity
- Truth
- Authority
- Due process
- Patriotism
- Human Rights
- Rule of Law
- Tolerance
• Personal and Civic Responsibility Self Respect
• Possess the values of compassion, ethical
commitment. social responsibility and a sense of
interdependence among people and between
people and their environment
Components of Civics Education
• Civic knowledge and understanding
– The set of relevant knowledge conceived
as the proper foundation of civic virtue
and participation. Civic knowledge
includes:
– the history of one’s country and its
relation with other countries of the world,
– the structuring and functioning of the
government and the state in a democratic
society,
– the principles governing democracy
including law and rights, duties and
obligations of both the state and the
individuals,
– current issues and problems.
– Civic knowledge addresses this
question: what should the citizen
ideally know in order to be an effective
citizen?
• Civic intellectual / Participatory Skills. These
include:
– Skills in higher level thinking processes –
critical reasoning, problem solving,
decision making, perspective taking,
divergent thinking, constructing
hypotheses and evaluating evidences
– Social skills identified as critical for high
functioning citizens such as:
Communication skills, Conflict
management and conflict resolution skills,
Consensus building, Problem solving and
decision making
• Civic Values and Disposition

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– Civic dispositions refer to those attitudes
and habits of mind of the citizen that are
conducive to the healthy functioning and
common good of the democratic system.
– Civic commitments refer to the freely-
given, reasoned commitment of the
citizen to the fundamental values and
principles of democracy.
– It is expressed in their commitment to the
common good through their actions
(voting, volunteerism, petitioning the
government for change)
• Civic Engagement
– Civic engagement means working to
make a difference in the civic life of our
communities and developing the
combination of knowledge, skills, values
and motivation to make that difference.
– It means promoting the quality of life in a
community, through both political and
non-political processes
– Civic Engagement “implies meaningful
connections among citizens, issues,
institutions, and the political system.
Peace Education
• State of tranquility or absence of disturbance or
agitation;
• Absence of violence or war.
• It can be voluntary, where potential agitators
choose to abstain from disturbance and may be
enforced, by suppressing those who might
otherwise cause such disturbance
• Peace is a process of adjustment between what
people, groups, or states want, can, and will do.
• It is based on a consequent balance of powers and
involves a corresponding structure of expectations
and patterns of cooperation.
• Peace is a condition where social justice exists.
Characteristics of Conflict
• Conflict is natural. It is inevitable.
• Great changes are caused by conflict.
• Conflict can be seen as a gift of energy that moves
people to act.
• Conflict is not the problem, it’s what you do with it
that makes a difference
• Conflict is not for winning but for learning, growing,
and cooperating.
• When conflict is understood, it becomes an
opportunity to learn and create.
• When conflict is perceived as a positive life force,
those in conflict learn to control their own lives in
ways that also respect others.
• Conflict Resolution: A means of achieving Peace
Four Major Stages of Conflict Resolution and
Supporting Peace
• Conflict prevention
– Preventing and resolving conflict before it
results in violence than responding to it
once it has occurred.
– Actions to address the underlying causes
of conflict include strengthening
governance, improving access to human
rights, economic and social development,
destruction of weapons and developing a
culture of peace.
– Peace making
– The first step to peace if fighting breaks
out revolves around diplomatic measures
to negotiate a ceasefire and an
agreement to which all parties agree,
accepting that no gains are to be won by
continuing the conflict.
– Implementing the peace agreement and
rebuilding communication needs to
happen on official and informal levels to
build a foundation for future reconciliation.
• Peace keeping
– Peace agreements are fragile.
– The presence of groups of neutral
soldiers, military observers, civilian police,
electoral observers and human rights
monitors can encourage hostile groups
not to return to the use of arms.
– Peace keepers’ tasks can include
establishing and policing buffer zones,
demobilization and disarmament of
military forces, establishing
communication between parties, and
protecting the delivery of humanitarian
assistance.
• Peace building
– Peace building is a complex and lengthy
process requiring the establishment of a
climate of tolerance and respect for the
truth.
– It encompasses a wide range of political,
developmental, humanitarian and human
rights programs and mechanisms.
– They include the reintegration of soldiers
and refugees, demining and removal of
other war debris, emergency relief, the
repair of roads and infrastructure and
economic and social rehabilitation.
Inequality and Gender
• Sexism is the assertion that one sex is innately
superior or inferior to the other
• Sex refers to one's biological identity as male or
female
• Gender refers to the social identity of men and
women; socially constructed
• Gender roles refer to the rights, responsibilities,
expectations, and relationships of men and women
• Patriarchy is a set of beliefs and values which lay
down the supposedly “proper relations” between
men and women; a deeply entrenched and
integrated system of male dominance built into the
structures of society and in the consciousness of
men and women
Gender Equality in Education
• Gender equality refers to the equal valuing of the
roles of women and men.
– It works to overcome the barriers of
stereotypes and prejudices so that both
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– are able to equally contribute to and
benefit from economic, social, cultural
and political developments within society.
– The ultimate goal is an unbiased
partnership between men and women
– built on shared knowledge, energy,
creativity and skills
Multiple Dimensions of Gender Equality in Education
• Equality of access
– means that girls and boys are offered
equitable opportunities to gain admission
to formal, non-formal, or alternative
approaches to basic education.
– Equality in the learning process
– means that girls and boys receive
equitable treatment and attention and
have equal opportunities to learn.
– girls and boys are exposed to the same
curricula, although the coursework may
be taught differently to accommodate the
different learning styles of girls and boys.
• Equality of educational outcomes
– means that girls and boys enjoy equal
opportunities to achieve and outcomes
are based on their individual talents and
efforts.
– To ensure fair chances for achievement,
the length of school careers, academic
qualifications, and diplomas should not
differ based on a person’s sex.
– Mechanisms for evaluating individual
achievement should also be free of any
gender bias.
– Equality of external results occurs
– when the status of men and women, their
access to goods and resources, and their
ability to contribute to, participate in, and
benefit from economic, social, cultural,
and political activities are equal.
– This implies that career opportunities, the
time needed to secure employment after
leaving full-time education, and the
earnings of men and women with similar
qualifications and experience are the
same.
Gender Inequality
• It works to overcome the barriers of stereotypes
and prejudices so that both sexes are able to
equally contribute to and benefit from economic,
social, cultural and political developments within
society.
• When women and men have relative equality,
economies grow faster and there is less
corruption.
• When women are healthy and educated, their
families, communities and nations benefit
Social Inequality
• Women and men usually have different roles and
responsibilities in their daily work.
• Men tend to do heavier, riskier work that is usually
located outside of the home.
• Men's work tends to have a higher status than the
work done by women, who have the main
responsibility of caring for children and the elderly,
and providing food for the family.
• Women often have unequal access to education
and health services.
• Social customs that encourage or force girls into
teenage marriages and early child bearing have
direct and dangerous consequences for their
health.
• There are high levels of violence against women in
all countries around the world.
Economic Inequality
• Nearly 70% of the world's poor are female, and the
number of women living in poverty has increased
disproportionately in recent years compared with
the number of men.
• Women have unequal access to economic
resources, such as capital, credit, labor and land,
and limited opportunities for employment and
career advancement which restricts their ability to
improve their economic situation.
• Females have unequal access to education and
training opportunities, which leads to low literacy
levels and employment in unskilled, low status jobs
Political and Legal Inequality
• Women are very poorly represented at all levels of
formal decision making in society, but particularly
regional and national levels.
• The legal system in many countries discriminates
against women in the areas of family law,
inheritance, property and land ownership,
citizenship and criminal law.
Gender Equality Education Areas for Action
• Human Rights
– Promote respect for the human rights of
women and female children as an integral
part of the Convention of the Rights of the
Child,
– and of women as an integral part of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and the Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against
Women.
– Education
– Commit ourselves to the promotion of
gender equity in education, ensuring
universal access to basic education for all
children and equality of access to
advanced education.
– Health
– Support and promote gender equality in
health status, access to facilities,
utilization of services, and research and
information dissemination on women's
health.
• Reproduction and Nurturing
– Encourage men and women to enjoy the
rewards of childrearing, to share the costs
and burdens, and to assume
responsibility for reproduction.
• Poverty and Economic Opportunity

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– Resolve to promote gender-sensitive
efforts to eradicate poverty that would
support women's economic opportunities
and would advance gender equality,
including the revision of laws and
administrative procedures that limit
disadvantaged women's access to jobs
and livelihoods.
– Public Imagery and Self-Esteem
– Join in actions for projecting more
positive and realistic imagery of women
(their bodies, personhood, and dignity) as
well as more positive imagery of men in
gender-equal and supportive roles.
– Political and Institutional Participation
– Support a realignment of power in
decision-making -- the sharing of power
between women and men -- in order to
achieve women's leadership and
participation in all arenas of political and
institutional life.
How gender stereotyping takes place?
• Gender stereotypes are the ascribed traits,
characteristics, attributes and roles relegated to
men and women. The assumption behind
stereotypes is that the ascribed attributes of men
are apply to all men and that of women are apply
to all women.
• Gender stereotyping is the tendency of a given
culture to ascribe particular traits, characteristics
and roles distinctly to man and woman.
• Individuals are then judged according to their
group’s identity.
Implications of gender streotyping
• Led to the sexual/gender division of labor
(production v.s. reproduction)
• Double/multiple burden of women
• Women lose their identity and capacity for full
human development
• Both women and men are victims of stereotypes
• Women should free themselves from the bondage
of stereotyping
Violence against Women (VAW)
• Any act of gender-based violence that results or is
likely to result in physical, sexual or psychological
harm or suffering to women including threats of
such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty whether occurring in public or private life
There are laws that seek to address the said women’s
issue such as:
• R.A. 7877 or Anti Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
• R.A. 8353 or Anti Rape Law of 1997
• R.A. 8505 or Rape Victim Assistance and
Protection Act of 1998
• R.A. 9208 or The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of
2003
• R.A. 9262 or The Anti-Violence Against Women
and their Children Act of 2004
• R.A. 3815 or The Revised Penal Code ( Articles
related to VAW)
Global Education
• Global education - involves learning about these
problems and issues that cut across national
boundaries, and about the interconnectedness of
systems- ecological, cultural, economic, political
and technological.
• Global education involves perspective taking-
seeing things through the eyes and minds of
others – and it means the realization that while
individuals and groups may view life differently,
they also have common needs and wants.
Global education involves the:
• Study of systems (economic, political, ecological,
technological)
• Study of human values (universal and diverse)
• Study of persistent problems ( war and peace,
human rights, environmental issues)
• Study of global history (development of global
systems and human values)
Global Citizenship
• Is aware of the wider world and has a sense of
their own role as a world citizen
• Respects and values diversity
• Has an understanding of how the world works
economically, politically, socially, culturally,
technologically and environmentally
• Is outraged by social justice
• Participates in and contributes to the community at
a range of levels from local to global
• Is willing to act to make the world a more
sustainable place
• Takes responsibility to their actions
Global Issues
• Children's Rights
• Disasters
• Education
• Environment
• Food Security
• Governance
• HIV/AIDS
• Health
• Human Rights
Environmental Education (EE) and Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD)
• Environmental Education (EE)
– is a process in which individuals gain
awareness of their environment and
acquire knowledge, skills, values,
experiences, and also the determination,
which will enable them to act - individually
and collectively
– to solve present and future environmental
problems.
– Environmental education is a learning
process that increases people’s
knowledge and awareness about the
environment and associated challenges,
develops the necessary skills and
expertise to address the challenges, and
fosters attitudes, motivations, and
commitments to make informed decisions
and take responsible action (UNESCO,
Tbilisi Declaration, 1978).

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Components of Environmental Education
• Awareness and sensitivity to the environment and
environmental challenges
• Knowledge and understanding of the environment
and environmental challenges
• Attitudes of concern for the environment and
motivation to improve or maintain environmental
quality
• Skills to identify and help resolve environmental
challenges
• Participation in activities that lead to the resolution
of environmental challenges
• Environmental education
Principles of Sustainability
• People are entitled to a healthy and productive life
in harmony with nature.
• Development today must not undermine the
development and environment needs of present
and future generations.
• Nations have the sovereign right to exploit their
own resources, but without causing environmental
damage beyond their borders.
• Nations shall develop international laws to provide
compensation for damage that activities under
their control cause to areas beyond their borders.
• In order to achieve sustainable development,
environmental protection shall constitute an
integral part of the development process, and
cannot be considered in isolation from it.
• Eradicating poverty and reducing disparities in
living standards in different parts of the world are
essential to achieve sustainable development and
meet the needs of the majority of people.
• Nations shall cooperate to conserve, protect and
restore the health and integrity of the Earth's
ecosystem.
• Nations should reduce and eliminate
unsustainable patterns of production and
consumption, and promote appropriate
demographic policies.
• Environmental issues are best handled with the
participation of all concerned citizens. Nations
shall facilitate and encourage public awareness
and participation by making environmental
information widely available.
• Nations should share knowledge and innovative
technologies to achieve the goal of sustainability.
• Peace, development and environmental protection
are interdependent and indivisible.
Agenda 21 identified education as an essential tool for
achieving sustainable development and highlighted
four areas of action for education.
These were:
• Improve the quality of basic education;
• Reorient existing education programmes to
address sustainable development;
• Develop public awareness and understanding; and
• Provide training for all sectors of private and civil
society
• UN international celebrations to promote tolerance
• Feb 21: International Mother Language Day
• Mar 8: International Women’s Day
• Mar 21: International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination,
• World Poetry Day
• Jun 6: International Day Against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking
• Aug 9: International Day of Indigenous People
• Sep 6: International Literacy Day
• Oct 1: International Day of Older Persons
• 1st Mon of October: Universal Children’s Day
• Oct 5: World Teacher’s Day
• Oct 7: International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty
• Oct 24 : United Nations Day
• Nov 16: International Day of Tolerance
• Nov 17: World Television Day
• Dec 1: World AIDS Day
• Dec 2: International Day of Disabled Persons
• Dec 10: Human Rights Day
• Other United Nations Celebrations
• March 22: World Day of Water
• March 23: World Meteorological Day
• March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
• April 7: World Health Day
• April 23: World Book and Copyright Day
• May 3: World Press Freedom Day
• May 15: International Day of Families/ World
Telecommunications Day
• May 31: World No-Tobacco Day
• June 5: World Environment Day
• June 20: World Refugee Day
• June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking
• July 11: World Population Day
• October 16: World Food Day
• December 18: International Migrant’s Day
• December 29: International Day for Biological
Diversity
The 8 Millennium Development Goals
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
– Reduce by half the production of people
living on less than a dollar a day
– Reduce by half the proportion of people
who suffer from hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
– Ensure that all boys and girls complete a
full course of primary schooling
3. Promote gender equality
– Eliminate gender disparity in primary and
secondary education preferably by 2005,
and at all levels by 2015
4. Reduce child mortality
– Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate
among children under five
5. Improve women’s reproductive health
– Reduce by three quarters the maternal
mortality ratio
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other
diseases
– Halt and begin to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS

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– Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of
malaria and other major diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
– Integrate the principles of sustainable
development into country policies and
programmes; reverse loss of
environmental resources
– Reduce by half the proportion of people
without sustainable access to safe
drinking water
– Achieve significant improvement in lives
of at least 100 million slum-dwellers by
2020
8. Develop a global partnership for
development
– Develop further an open trading and
financial system, that is rule-based,
predictable and non-discriminatory.
Includes a commitment to good
governance, development and poverty
reduction – nationally and internationally
– Address the least developed countries’
special needs. This includes tariff-and
quota-free access for their exports;
enhanced debt relief for heavily indebted
poor countries; cancellation of official
bilateral debt; and more generous official
development assistance for countries
committed to poverty reduction
– Address the special needs of landlocked
and small island developing States
ASEAN Community 2020 (ASEAN Integration)
ASEAN Economic Community
– AEC will establish ASEAN as a single
market and production base making ASEAN more
dynamic and competitive
– with new mechanisms and measures to
strengthen the implementation of its existing economic
initiatives;
– accelerating regional integration in the
priority sectors; facilitating movement of business
persons, skilled labor and talents;
– and strengthening the institutional
mechanisms of ASEAN.
1. Single Market and Production Base
– Free flow of goods
• which the aims of a single market and
production base can be achieved will also facilitate the
development of production networks in the region and
enhance ASEAN’s capacity to serve as a global
production center
– Free flow of services
• no restriction to ASEAN services
suppliers in providing services and in establishing
companies across national borders within the region,
subject to domestic regulations
– Free flow of investment
• Sustained inflows of new investments
and reinvestments will promote and ensure dynamic
development of ASEAN economies
– Freer flow of capital
• offering rules for debt securities,
disclosure requirements and distribution rules,
• mutual recognition arrangement or
agreement for the cross recognition of qualification and
education and experience of market professionals
• Enhance withholding tax structure,
where possible, to promote the broadening of investor
base
– Free flow of skilled labour
• allowing for managed mobility or
facilitated entry for the movement of natural persons
engaged in trade in goods, services, and investments,
according to the prevailing regulations of thereceiving
country
– Priority Integration Sectors
• integrating a limited number of priority
sectors
• Raising the efficiency of these key
sectors will enable ASEAN to compete for capital, and
retain value-added economic activity and employment
in the region
• sectoral approach allows the region to
focus its imited resources on rapid and deep
integration
– Food, Agriculture and Forestry
• Enhance intra- and extra-ASEAN trade
and long-term competitiveness of ASEAN’s food,
agriculture and forestry products/commodities
2. Competitive Economic Region
– Competition Policy
• foster a culture of fair competition
• Establish a network of authorities or
agencies responsible for competition policy
• Develop a regional guideline on
competition policy
– Consumer Protection
• Strengthen consumer protection in
ASEAN
• Establish a network of consumer
protection agencies
• Organize regional training courses for
consumer protection officials and consumer leaders in
preparation for an integrated ASEAN market
– Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• cultural, intellectual and artistic creativity
and their commercialization;
• efficient adoption and adaptation of
more advanced technologies; and
• continuous learning to meet the ever-
rising threshold of performance expectations.
– Infrastructure Development
• secure and integrated transport network
in ASEAN is vital for realising the full potential of the
ASEAN Free Trade Area
• as well as in enhancing the
attractiveness of the region as a single production,
tourism and investment destination and narrowing
development gaps
– Taxation
• Complete the network of bilateral
agreements on avoidance of double taxation among all
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• To lay the policy and legal infrastructure
for electronic commerce and enable on-line trade in
goods (e-commerce) within ASEAN through the
implementation of the e-ASEAN Framework Agreement
and based on common reference frameworks
3. Equitable Economic Development
– SME development
• Enhance the competitiveness and
dynamism of ASEAN SMEs by facilitating their access
to information, market, human resource development
and skills, finance as well as technology
• Strengthen the resilience of ASEAN
SMEs to better withstand adverse macroeconomic and
financial difficulties
– Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)
• covers the following priority areas,
namely infrastructure, human resource development,
information and communications technologies (ICT),
capacity building for regional economic integration,
energy, investment climate, tourism, poverty reduction
and improvement in the quality of life
4. Integration into the Global Economy
– Coherent Approach towards External
Economic Relations
• Establish a system for enhanced
coordination, and possibly arriving at common
approaches and/or positions in ASEAN’s external
economic relations and in regional and multilateral fora
– Enhanced participation in global
supply networks
• Continuing the adoption of international
best practices and standards in production and
distribution, where possible; and
• Developing a comprehensive package of
technical assistance for the less developed ASEAN
Member Countries
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
– to contribute to realizing an ASEAN
Community that is people-centered
– socially responsible with a view to
achieving enduring solidarity and unity among the
nations and peoples of ASEAN by forging a common
identity
– building a caring and sharing society
which is inclusive and harmonious where the well-
being, livelihood, and welfare of the peoples are
enhanced.
1. Human Development
– Advancing and prioritizing education
• integration of education priorities into
ASEAN’s development agenda and creating a
knowledge based society; achieving universal access
to primary education;
• promoting early child care and
development; and enhancing awareness of ASEAN to
youths through education and activities to build an
ASEAN identity based on friendship and cooperation
– Investing in human resource
development
• Enhance and improve the capacity of
ASEAN human resource and develop a qualified,
competent and well-prepared ASEAN labour force that
would benefit from as well as cope with the challenges
of regional integration
– Promotion of decent work
• Incorporating decent work principles in
ASEAN work culture, safety and health at work place
and ensuring that the promotion of entrepreneurship
becomes an integral part of ASEAN’s employment
policy to achieve a forward-looking employment
strategy.
– Promoting Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
• Implement human resource
development programme which will facilitate the
implementation of regional ICT initiatives
– Facilitating access to applied Science
and Technology (S&T)
• Develop policies and mechanisms to
support active cooperation in research, science and
technology development, technology transfers
• commercialization and establishment of
strong networks of scientific and technological
institutions with the active participation of private sector
and other relevant organizations.
– Strengthening
entrepreneurship skills for women, youth, elderly
and persons with disabilities
• Increasing the participation of women,
youth, elderly, persons with disabilities, vulnerable and
marginalised groups in the productive workforce by
enhancing their entrepreneurial skills, particularly to
improve their social well-being and contribute towards
national development and regional economic
integration
– Building civil service capability
• Establish effective, efficient, transparent,
responsive and accountable civil service systems
through increased capacity-building, enhancement of
public human resource competencies among ASEAN
bureaucracies, and increased collaboration among
ASEAN Member States.
2. Social Welfare and Protection
– Poverty Alleviation
• Fully address socio-economic disparities
and poverty that persist across ASEAN Member States
including achieving the MDG goal of eradicating
extreme poverty and hunger.
– Social safety net and protection from
the negative impacts of integration and
globalization
• Ensure that all ASEAN peoples are
provided with social welfare and protection from the
possible negative impacts of globalization and
integration by improving the quality, coverage and
sustainability of social protection and increasing the
capacity of social risk management.
– Enhancing food security and safety
• Ensure adequate access to food at all
times for all ASEAN peoples and ensure food safety in
ASEAN Member States.
– Access to healthcare and promotion
of healthy lifestyles
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and promote healthy lifestyles for the peoples of
ASEAN.
– Improving capability to control
communicable diseases
• To enhance regional preparedness and
capacity through integrated approaches to prevention,
surveillance and timely response to communicable and
emerging infectious diseases.
– Ensuring a drug-free ASEAN
• Reduce significantly, the overall
prevalence of illicit drug abuse in the general
population, in particular students, youth and those in
high-risk and vulnerable groups through preventive
measures
• and by increasing access to treatment,
rehabilitation and aftercare services to ensure full re-
integration into society
• as well as through enhanced partnership
between the public and private sectors and civil society
organizations.
– Building disaster-resilient nations
and safer communities
• Strengthen effective mechanisms and
capabilities to prevent and reduce disaster losses in
lives, and in social, economic, and environmental
assets of ASEAN Member States and
• to jointly respond to disaster
emergencies through concerted national efforts and
intensified regional and international cooperation.
3. Social Justice and Rights
– Promotion and protection of the
rights and welfare of women, children, the elderly,
and persons with disabilities
• Safeguard the interests and rights as
well as provide equal opportunities, and raise the
quality of life and standard of living, for women,
children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
– Protection and promotion of the
rights of migrant workers
• Ensure fair and comprehensive
migration policies and adequate protection for all
migrant workers in accordance with the laws,
regulations and policies of respective ASEAN Member
States
• as well as implement the ASEAN
Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the
Rights of Migrant Workers 1.
– Promoting Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
• Ensure that Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) is incorporated in the corporate
agenda and to contribute towards sustainable socio-
economic development in ASEAN Member States.
4. Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
– Addressing global environmental
issues
• Effectively address global environmental
issues without impinging on competitiveness, or social
and economic development based on the principle of
equity, flexibility, effectiveness
– Managing and preventing trans
boundary environmental pollution
• Implement measures and enhance
international and regional cooperation to combat trans
boundary environmental pollution, including haze
pollution, transboundary movement of hazardous
wastes through, among others, capacity building
– Promoting sustainable development
through environmental education and public
participation
• Establish a clean and green ASEAN,
rich in cultural traditions where the values and practices
of the people are in accordance with the rhythm and
harmony of nature, with citizens who are
environmentally literate, imbued with the environmental
ethics
– Promoting Environmentally Sound
Technology (EST)
• Use environmentally sound technologies
to achieve sustainable development with minimal
impact on the environment
– Promoting quality living standards in
ASEAN cities/urban areas
• Ensure cities/urban areas in ASEAN are
environmentally sustainable, while meeting the social
and economic needs of the people.
– Harmonizing environmental policies
and databases
• Promote feasible efforts to harmonize on
a step-by-step basis environmental policies, and
databases, taking into account the national
circumstances
– Promoting the sustainable use of
coastal and marine environment
• coastal and marine environment are
sustainably managed; representative ecosystems,
pristine areas and species are protected; economic
activities are sustainably managed; and public
awareness of the coastal and marine environment
instilled.
– Promoting Sustainable Management
of Natural Resources and Biodiversity
• Ensure ASEAN’s rich biological diversity
is conserved and sustainably managed toward
enhancing social, economic and environmental well-
being.
– Promoting the Sustainability of
Freshwater Resources
• Promote sustainability of water
resources to ensure equitable accessibility and
sufficient water quantity of acceptable quality to meet
the needs of the people of ASEAN.
– Responding to Climate Change and
addressing its impacts
5. Building ASEAN Identity
– Promotion of ASEAN awareness and
a sense of community
• Create a sense of belonging,
consolidate unity in diversity and enhance deeper
mutual understanding among ASEAN Member States
about their culture, history, religion, and civilization.
– Preservation and promotion of
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continuity to enhance awareness and understanding of
the people about the unique history of the region and
the cultural similarities and differences between and
among ASEAN Member States as well as to protect the
distinctiveness of ASEAN cultural heritage as a whole.
– Promotion of Cultural Creativity and
Industry
• Enhance ASEAN identity and
togetherness through cultural creativity and the
promotion and cooperation on cultural industry.
– Engagement with the community
• To inculcate an ASEAN identity and
build a people-oriented ASEAN where people are at
the centre of community building, through the
participation of all sectors of society.
6. Narrowing The Development Gap
– Strengthen cooperation to reduce the
development gap in particular the social dimensions of
development between the ASEAN-6 countries and
within ASEAN where some isolated pockets of under
development persist.
ASEAN Political-Security Community
– The APSC shall promote political
development in adherence to the principles of
democracy,
– the rule of law and good governance,
respect for and promotion and protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms as inscribed in the
ASEAN Charter. It
1. A Rules-based Community of Shared
Values and Norms
– Enhance good governance and the rule
of law, and to promote and protect human rights and
fundamental freedoms, with due regard to the rights
and responsibilities of the Member States of ASEAN
– Rules-based Community of shared values
and norms. In the shaping and sharing of norms,
ASEAN aims to achieve a standard of common
adherence to norms of good conduct among member
states
– cohesiveness and harmony; and
contributing to the building of a peaceful, democratic,
tolerant, participatory and transparent community in
Southeast Asia.
2. A Cohesive, Peaceful and Resilient
Region with Shared Responsibility for
Comprehensive Security
– ASEAN subscribes to the principle of
comprehensive security, which goes beyond the
requirements of traditional security but also takes
into account non-traditional aspects vital to regional
and national resilience, such as the economic, socio-
cultural, and environmental dimensions of
development.
– ASEAN is also committed to conflict
prevention/confidence building measures, preventive
diplomacy, and post-conflict peace building.
3. A Dynamic and Outward-looking Region
in An Increasingly Integrated and Interdependent
World
– ASEAN fosters and maintains friendly
and mutually beneficial relations with external parties
to ensure that the peoples and Member States of
ASEAN live in peace
– with the world at large in a just,
democratic and harmonious environment.
– ASEAN remains outward-looking and
plays a pivotal role in the regional and international
fora to advance ASEAN’s common interests.
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• http://www.nesri.org/programs/what-are-the-basic-
principles-of-the-human-rights-framework.
Retrieved: December 26, 2014
• ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint
• ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint
• ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint
• Philippine Normal University LET Reviewer, 2006
• St. Louie Review Center, Davao City Reviewer,
Human Rights 2014