As part of Education International's commitment for a Culture of Peace, the theme recognizes the work done by education personnel to promote understanding and to build positively on cultural diversity.
Education is an investment in the future of individuals and of societies.
The right to education is nothing more than the right to participate in the life of the modern world. World Teachers' Day is dedicated to correcting this situation and recognizing the efforts of the education personnel who make a difference in the lives of their students and who work everyday to increase understanding, to broaden knowledge and to provide quality education for all. October 5, World Teachers' Day, is dedicated to those who devote their lives to their belief that learning gives rise to liberty, that education is the life blood of democracy. The vision of a future where people will live together in harmony, tolerance and mutual respect is not something to dream about, but something to work and struggle for. Teachers are in the forefront of this battle.