Education can play a crucial role in peacebuilding in all phases of conflict, this UNICEF-commissioned study has concluded, outlining how education can help prevent conflict and contribute to long-term peace. The report was presented on 9 February, 2011 to United Nations experts, donors, human rights activists and aid workers.

This report examines what the Treaty of Lisbon means for the protection of minorities, and the policies the EU has recently adopted in this field. It provides evidence of the still persistent phenomenon of discrimination found in many areas of life, including employment, housing, healthcare and education.

This report gives comprehensive and comparable data about the extent of prejudice and discrimination against the main target groups in eight selected European countries. This representative data, based on the findings of a research project on group-focused enmity in Europe (GFE Europe) initiated by the University of Bielefeld, gives access to analyse the differences between countries and discover what they have in common.

This article analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 19 December.

This second annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children is submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with its resolution 65/197. It is guided by the report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children and builds upon the vision and the priority areas identified by the Special Representative in her initial report.