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(Adopted by the Special Intergovernmental Conference on the Status of Teachers, Paris, France, 5 October 1966)

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III. Guiding principles

3.  Education from the earliest school years should be directed to the all-round development of the human personality and to the spiritual, moral, social, cultural and economic progress of the community, as well as to the inculcation of deep respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; within the framework of these values the utmost importance should be attached to the contribution to be made by education to peace and to understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and among racial or religious groups.

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