Sunday is being celebrated as World Teachers Day.
It is the day when the contribution of teachers to the well-being of children and young people and to sustainable economic and social development is acknowledged around the world.
World Teachers Day was inaugurated in 1993 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has been fully supported over the years by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Education International.
This year the day is being celebrated under the theme, ‘Teachers Matter'.
In its message marking the occasion, the Jamaica Teachers' Association said the theme seeks to bring into sharp focus the fact that education is central to any effort to reduce poverty and to promote peace and democratic values.
It is also an engagement of all the stakeholders in education to come to the understanding that teachers matter.
And in its message UNICEF says the day is being used to acknowledge the essential role teachers play in providing children, young people and adults with a relevant and appropriate education.
It noted that there is a severe shortage of teachers in many countries, with an estimated two million new posts and 18 million additional teachers needed worldwide, if universal primary education is to be achieved by 2015.
It is the day when the contribution of teachers to the well-being of children and young people and to sustainable economic and social development is acknowledged around the world.
World Teachers Day was inaugurated in 1993 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has been fully supported over the years by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Education International.
This year the day is being celebrated under the theme, ‘Teachers Matter'.
In its message marking the occasion, the Jamaica Teachers' Association said the theme seeks to bring into sharp focus the fact that education is central to any effort to reduce poverty and to promote peace and democratic values.
It is also an engagement of all the stakeholders in education to come to the understanding that teachers matter.
And in its message UNICEF says the day is being used to acknowledge the essential role teachers play in providing children, young people and adults with a relevant and appropriate education.
It noted that there is a severe shortage of teachers in many countries, with an estimated two million new posts and 18 million additional teachers needed worldwide, if universal primary education is to be achieved by 2015.
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