"While ISESCO is monitoring this situation and making constant efforts to ensure access to education for refugee children within the limit of the resources and capabilities available, international cooperation in this important area is still a very pressing need," Dr. Altwaijri maintained, expressing his hope that the new era in UNESCO will give a new impetus to international cooperation to address the educational crises being suffered by some Member States of this Organization, in such a way as to help them overcome such hardships that undermine their development. The Director General also pointed that ensuring access to education for every child is one of the fundamental human rights. He added, "In fact, a larger educational base and a wider scope of education that accommodates all children of the world are among the requirements of world-peace building." A development that rests on a firm foundation of expanded education will certainly yield economic prosperity, social progress and political stability, and will accordingly lead to concord between nations and peoples, ensure the stability of human communities, and consolidate world peace and security, he further explained. ISESCO Director General said that the world needs a humanistic action to save the present and future generations from the dangers of ignorance, extremism and terrorism and shield them against the leanings of intolerance, racism and aggression. "A real mobilization is required in order to ensure security and peace and equal education opportunities for all, develop science and culture, and safeguard civilizational heritage as a shared universal asset," he stated. Moreover, Dr. Altwaijri declared that UNESCO, which represents the cultural conscience of the world, is shouldering immense responsibilities. It is a vital necessity that all Member States support this Organization if it is to discharge its civilizational mission as fully as laid out in its Charter. --SPA 19:14 LOCAL TIME 16:14 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w529896