The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed it as central to the achievement of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): Article 26.2 of the UDHR states the role of educators in achieving the social order called for by the declaration: Article 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires states to ensure that children are enabled to develop a respect for their own cultural identity, language and values and for the culture, language and values of others.
聯合國大會宣布它为实现在世界人权宣言所规定权利的中心： 世界人权宣言的第26.2条中對教育工作者在实现社会秩序的作用所要求的宣言： 儿童权利公约第29条要求各国确保儿童能够建立一个尊重自己的文化、文化的语言和价值观、语言和其他价值观的认同。