United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/38/32/Add.1 Distr.: General 30 April 2018 English Original: French Human Rights Council Thirty-eighth session 18 June–6 July 2018 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education on her mission to Côte d’Ivoire Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education on her mission to Côte d’Ivoire from 4 to 11 December 2017. In her report, the Special Rapporteur welcomes the progress made by the Ivorian Government, which has incorporated the right to education into the Constitution and the National Development Plan and has allocated over 20 per cent of its budget to education and training. She reviews the legal framework governing the education system and the improvements made in order to achieve “the four As” of the right to education: availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability. In her report, the Special Rapporteur describes not only the considerable progress made with respect to the right to education but also the major challenges faced by Côte d’Ivoire. She acknowledges the key role played by parents and the community in education management; the importance of continuous financial support for the various entities that assist the Government in its efforts to provide free, quality education for all; and the need to modernize and increase the appeal of technical education and vocational training. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur makes recommendations on how to step up efforts at the national level to implement the right to education in Côte d’Ivoire and to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 by ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. GE.18-06824 (E) 180518 220518 