Aligning the Right to Education with the Sustainable Development Goals: Is it Just About Finance?

IF 0.8 3区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Human Rights Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1353/hrq.2023.0002

I. Bantekas

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:The realization of a global, inclusive, nondiscriminatory, and quality education as a human right requires significant financing from developed stakeholders, as well as sustained commitment in developing states through the mobilization of domestic resources. Realigning the right to education against such targets is envisaged in the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). This paper demonstrates that despite financial pledges, which in many instances have materialized, only a handful of countries are on target to achieve the aims of SDG4 by 2030, with many developed states falling drastically behind. Although financing is key to achieving SDG4, inclusivity is not high on states’ agendas because of the imbalance of resources required to reach women and girls and the marginalized and impoverished as opposed to those living in urban centers and the middle class. The paper suggests that global financing for SDG4 should equally be aligned with efforts to reduce sovereign debt to such a degree that allows states to fund education without fear of being in default of their arrears. Ultimately, SDG4 should be the common concerns of all states because of the benefits to the entire international community.

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使受教育权与可持续发展目标相一致：这只是关于财政吗？

摘要：实现全球、包容、非歧视和高质量的教育作为一项人权，需要发达利益攸关方提供大量资金，也需要发展中国家通过调动国内资源做出持续承诺。在可持续发展目标4（SDG4）的框架内，设想根据这些目标重新调整受教育权。本文表明，尽管在许多情况下已经实现了财政承诺，但只有少数国家实现了到2030年实现可持续发展目标4的目标，许多发达国家远远落后。尽管融资是实现可持续发展4的关键，但包容性并不是各国议程上的重点，因为与生活在城市中心和中产阶级的人相比，妇女和女孩以及边缘化和贫困人群所需的资源不平衡。该文件建议，可持续发展4的全球融资应与减少主权债务的努力保持一致，使各国能够在不担心拖欠债务的情况下为教育提供资金。归根结底，可持续发展4应该是所有国家的共同关切，因为这对整个国际社会都有好处。

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