A/HRC/29/30 I. Introduction 1. During the past decade there has been a rapid increase in the number of private providers of education in many developing countries, with many schools and educational establishments not being registered and being funded and managed by individual proprietors or enterprises. Such providers are distinct from other non-State actors, such as religious institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based groups, foundations and trusts. As a result, education is being commercialized and for-profit education is flourishing as an attractive business, with scant control by pubic authorities. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur looks at the rapid growth in private providers, which is resulting in the commercialization of education, and examines the negative effects of such commercialization on the norms and principles and legal frameworks underlying the right to education as established by international human rights treaties. He also highlights the repercussions of privatization on the principles of social justice and equity, underlining the need for safeguarding education as a public good. 2. Building upon his 2014 report to the General Assembly (A/69/402), the Special Rapporteur analyses education laws and evolving jurisprudence related to privatization. Finally, he offers a set of recommendations for developing effective regulatory frameworks for controlling private providers in education, in keeping with State obligations on the right to education as laid down in international human rights conventions. II. Recent activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur 3. During the reporting period, the Special Rapporteur undertook missions to Algeria and Bhutan. In his 2014 report to the General Assembly, he wrote about the negative impact of private providers on the norms and principles of education, the underlying legal framework of the right to education and the importance of preserving education as a public good. 4. Since his last report, the Special Rapporteur has participated in a number of public events on education and continued collaborating with States, international organizations and NGOs. 5. On 16 and 17 April 2014, he was a panellist at the briefing for delegates on the post2015 development agenda organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in New York, where he spoke on education. 6. On 6 May, he gave the opening address at a colloquium on lifelong learning organized by the education faculty of Mohammed V University in Rabat. 7. From 12 to 14 May, in Muscat, he participated in a meeting entitled “Education for all and the post-2015 development agenda”, organized by the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in cooperation with the Government of Oman. During the ministerial and leaders’ session, he highlighted key issues and challenges. 8. On 14 May, he participated in a briefing for delegates on the post-2015 development agenda organized by UNITAR in Geneva. As a panellist, he talked about education and participated in a dialogue with participating delegates. 9. On 16 May, he addressed the opening of the event on global citizenship education entitled “Enabling conditions/perspectives”, co-organized by UNESCO and the Permanent Delegation of Austria to UNESCO. 3