The Brazilian government did not conduct public consultations or involve the civil society sector in the creation of an education plan that must be submitted to the United Nations. The accusation was brought by the National Campaign for the Right to Education, which also condemned the government’s lack of transparency about the content of the project to be forwarded to the UN.
This is the second time in less than a week that civil society has criticized the government for not allowing NGOs, activists and other groups to access documents submitted to the international body. Last week, civil society questioned Itamaraty about the confidential submission of Brazil’s report to the UN Human Rights Council, which will hold a session on the situation in the country in November.
“The State of Brazil is violating the principles of democratic governance and social control by not holding a national public meeting for the UN Summit on Transformative Education,” said Andressa Pellanda, general coordinator of the National Campaign for the Right to Education. education in the country.
The summit is scheduled to take place on September 19, and the government has already confirmed its existence. According to a memo released by the campaign, “it is the largest global education event since 2015 and targets a new international education pact under the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of post-pandemic recovery”. According to the organization, all governments are invited to consult to submit a country report.
This Monday, the deadline for the summit submission of the National Positioning of the Commitment to Transform Education ends. The party denounced that “Brazil did not hold a public consultation as organized by the UN and there is no publicly available document on how the document was prepared”.
On one June, the preliminary summit took place in Paris and was attended by Education Minister Victor Godoy.
For the National Campaign for the Right to Education, what exists is “the State of Brazil’s lack of democratic governance in its foreign policy regarding education, by not disclosing information, not engaging in dialogue with civil society and other actors, and not building. Public consultation for the preparation of a report for submission to the United Nations.” “.
“Brazil’s national consultation page is blank on the summit’s website,” Pellanda says.
In the expert’s view, this would be an appropriate moment to discuss on the sidelines of National Education as well as non-compliance with international education goals and commitments, such as the 2030 Agenda and the UN Universal Periodic Review’s recommendations for Brazil. The 2014-2024 Plan, arriving on the eve of the deadline, with none of the 20 goals fully met.
“The national scenario is not just recession but also a major setback. The government has avoided facing these challenges and delivering on the commitments it has made in the legal framework, and has set an agenda trying to hide its economic, social and environmental failure,” the campaign representative said in a letter.
A guide has been prepared for national consultations at the UN. In this document, the party recommended the importance of involving civil society to “develop a shared vision for the future of education, strengthen public and political commitment, align priorities for innovative action among actors in society, and mobilize a collective capacity to implement this vision”. “between now and 2030”.
When contacted, Itamaraty has so far not disclosed the lack of civil society involvement in the preparation of the document. As soon as the government’s position is expressed, it will be included in the report.
source: Noticias
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