Take part in the My World survey! | WPN World People News

EI strongly encourages its affiliates, teachers and students to vote in the My World surveylaunched by the UN. This survey asks citizens from all over the world to share their thoughts on what priorities to include in the global development agenda beyond 2015. A good education is one of the sixteen priorities that can be chosen.

A good education, the survey explains, “means that all children should have a high quality primary and secondary education that equips them for employment and an enjoyable life”.

My World is a global survey for citizens led by the United Nations and partners. It aims to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so that global leaders can be informed as they begin the process of defining the new development agenda for the world.

The survey asks individuals which six of sixteen possible issues they think would make the most difference to their lives. The issues have been built up from the priorities expressed by poor people in existing research and polling exercises and they cover the existing Millennium Development Goals, plus issues of sustainability, security, governance and transparency.

To capture any recurring themes which may have been missed, participants can also enter their own priority through an additional ‘add your own option’ choice.

Results will firstly be submitted to the UN Secretary General´s High Level Panel for Post-2015 before their meetings in Bali and New York and will feed into their final report and recommendations for a new development framework in May 2013.

“It is of outmost importance that education stakeholders, teacher unions being in the forefront, make their voice heard about the post-2015 agenda,” said EI Deputy General Secretary David Edwards. “This survey is a great opportunity to influence future global developments and advocate for quality education.”

Source: Education International