SDG 4 – Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)

SDG 4 on Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: Contributions of International Law, Policy and Governance

CISDL/UNEP 2016

Dr. Claire Fenton-Glynn, Dr. Pamela Towela Sambo

This Issue Brief provides an examination of the international law, policy and governance framework underlying SDG 4 on Education from a law and policy implementation perspective, highlighting the key treaty obligations in this area, and the potential contributions of broader policy and governance instruments. It underlines the need to take a human-rights based approach to the achievement of SDG 4 on Education, in order to ensure equitable progress across all of society. It argues that education is not only a fundamental right, but it also forms the cornerstone of sustainable development, contributing to environmental law and policy, and that efforts to achieve the SDG 4 in this respect could be better coordinated across diverse institutions and actors, at national and international levels.

Available here SDG 4