Today is World Teacher’s Day, a day to honor teachers and teachers’ organizations worldwide, with the aim to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by their teachers.

Held annually on October 5th since 1994, World Teacher’s Day is held on the anniversary of the signing of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers in 1966.

This year’s theme is “Recovery Begins with Teachers,” as thousands of students, parents and activists around the world will pay tribute to all the teachers that have been directly or indirectly affected by a major crisis. Whatever the crisis, teachers are vital to social, economic and intellectual rebuilding.

Live testimonies from teachers supporting recovery worldwide and a photo exhibition which shows teachers in demanding situations are among the high points of the World Teachers’ Day celebrations on 5 October in UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.

Both the “Tribute to Teachers” exhibition, inaugurated by the Director-General of UNESCO, and the Official World Teachers’ Day Ceremony, chaired by UNESCO ‘s Assistant Director-General for Education, will be made available online via podcasts, video interviews and a virtual exhibition.

The day’s activities will also include presentations of the latest statistics on teachers; initiatives to promote excellence in teaching; developments from the Task Force on Teachers for Education For All; teacher education activities of the UN Relief and Works Agency and how new technologies can accelerate teacher development.

So make sure that you take a second today to thank and honor all the teachers that you know to let them know how much you appreciate everything they do everyday.

For more information visit UNESCO or 5 October.

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