UNESCO's General Conference adopted the Convention against Discrimination in Education on 14 December 1960 to address discrimination in education.
December 14, 1960
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An international legal instrument adopted under UNESCO to combat discrimination in educational settings.
UNESCO's anti-racist initiatives in the 1950s focused attention on problems in the United States and South Africa and only began to have a more global approach and impact around 1960.
January 01, 1960
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Summarizes the geographic focus and temporal expansion of UNESCO's anti-racist work in the postwar decades.
UNESCO's 'Statement on Race' published in July 1950 declared that there was no biological justification for racial discrimination and promoted the concept of human unity.
July 01, 1950
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A core UNESCO declaration used to counter biological racism in the postwar period.
From 1945 UNESCO functioned as an international hub of cultural internationalism that facilitated international scientific debate and sought conceptual standardization of the concept of race through statements and publications.
January 01, 1945
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Describes UNESCO's institutional role after World War II in shaping how 'race' was defined and discussed internationally.