About WTD
World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 - when it was created by UNESCO - celebrates teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.
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Materials and statements
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- Joint statement
- Press release
- EI-GCE report "Every Child Needs a Teacher: Closing the Trained Teacher Gap"
- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Teachers’ Day
- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s statement on World Teachers' Day
- UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake’s video statement on the occasion of WTD
- Ron Thorpe, Vice President and Director of Education at WNET.ORG, at the occasion of 2012 WTD
- John Bangs, Senior Consultant to the EI General Secretary, at the occasion of 2012 WTD
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About UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation is a specialized United Natio...
About EI
Education International is the voice of teachers and other education employees across the globe. A...
WTD video message
Click on read more to see EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen's video message for World Teachers...
RadioLabour feature on WTD
RadioLabour, the international labour movement's radio service, has interviewed Fred van Leeuwen, ...
Materials and statements
Click "Read more" to download resources pertaining to World Teachers' Day.
Teacher's rights
UNESCO has launched on their website an interactive map where you can tag your WTD2012 activity. H...