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World Teachers Day being observed today

Dunya News

"Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies" is the World Teachers' Day slogan for 2015.

(Web Desk) - World Teachers Day is being observed today (Monday) across the world with teachers and students of different educational institutions, education activists, and representatives of various local and international organisations expected to participate in various rallies, seminars and gatherings.

“Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies” is the World Teachers  Day slogan for 2015.

This day highlights the fact that teachers must be empowered as a critical step towards quality education and sustainable societies.

World Teachers’ Day has been held annually on October 5 since 1994 with the aim to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by the educators.

Like other countries, the Central Organisation of Teachers in Pakistan will organise a big rally in collaboration with civil society and other teachers’ organisations. It will also arrange a one-day seminar in the province of Sindh on ‘Empowering teachers-building sustainable societies’.