Page 100 - FerMUN 2020 - Futurecasters Global Young Visionaries Summit, 8th-10th January 2020

FORUM: UNESCO
ISSUE: Recognizing and setting standards for online education and training through an
international framework, while promoting accessibility
MAIN SUBMITTER: Spain
CO-SUBMITTERS: France, Germany, Kenya, South Korea, United Kingdom

The UNESCO committee,

Reaffirming the importance of accessible online education for people of all socio-economic

categories, ages, and ethnicities,

Emphasizing the need for the cooperation of member State governments and private
corporations to accelerate the development of online education,

Recognizing online education as a means to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 4,

and enable education for every individual on an international scale,

Stressing the need for speedy development of quality online education programs and efficient

implementation of these programs in developing countries,

Reminding all member States of their duty to promote education for all,

1. Proposes cooperation between the private sector and governments on the issue of
online education in order to:
a. Encourage member State companies to use online training and interviews,

b. Increase accessibility for people of all backgrounds regardless of geographical
location;

2. Recommends the creation of a UNESCO fund to provide devices equipped with online

education software for developing countries and low-resource areas, including:
a. Distributing electronic devices to areas that lack technological development,
b. Inviting able member States, NGOs and individuals to contribute financially,

c. Encouraging international cooperation in establishing more egalitarian
learning;

3. Encourages member States to target students unable to attend school or for whom
traditional schools are unsuitable, with mechanisms to ensure their successful education
through online training, by:

a. Urging member States to ensure all citizens have access to education,

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