Advancing the Global Agenda for Human Rights, Vulnerable Popu... - 9781648026959

Advancing the Global Agenda for Human Rights, Vulnerable Populations, and Environmental SustainabilityAdult Education as Strategic Partner\nAuthor(s): Mary V. Alfred, Petra A. Robinson, Elizabeth A. Roumell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781648026959, 978-1648026959\nSynopsis\nFor over 70 years, the United Nations has worked to advance human conditions globally through its historic agenda for a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world. Through the work of the General Assembly and other programs like the UNESCO World Conferences on Adult Education, the organization has taken a leading role in bringing world leaders together to dialogue on world issues and to set agendas for advancing social and economic justice among and within the regions of the world. The underlying themes of the United Nations agenda over the years have been world peace, economic justice, addressing the needs of the worlds most v.