- 62 - systematic monitoring mechanisms on the right to education for all. The Committee is aware that monitoring mechanisms exist in relation to other instruments in the field of education, particularly the 1974 UNESCO Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Accordingly, the Committee intends to engage in a regular exchange of information with UNESCO in that regard. 326. In order to maximize its effectiveness, human rights education should be provided through targeted efforts, through the formal and non-formal education systems and through public activities. The Committee believes that wide availability of human rights instruction and materials should be a priority issue when it examines State compliance with article 13 of the Covenant. Efforts should be directed especially towards the most vulnerable sectors of society and those responsible for the protection of their rights. Furthermore, the provision of human rights instruction through formal and non-formal education imparts knowledge of the concept of rights and implants in young minds the seeds of a culture of peace of which respect for human rights is the foundation. For the general public, the Committee believes that continued public campaigns and wide dissemination of information are effective means of promoting awareness. 327. Activities in the field of human rights education by Governments and other actors, including the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations, should be assessed. While a great number of programmes exist at the international and national levels with varying objectives that contribute to human rights education, it is evident from the discussion that little effort has been made to assess the effectiveness of such programmes. Consequently, little is known about the adequacy of the content of human rights education and the degree to which it is successful in reaching all intended audiences. The Committee believes that evaluation of the activities of States to provide human rights education is necessary in order to determine the extent of their compliance with article 13 of the Covenant. 328. The Committee can play a useful role in introducing the available international technical assistance programmes to States in need of them. As revealed in the presentations made during the general discussion, there exists a large number of international operations and technical assistance programmes for human rights education, many of them directed at specific target groups. In this connection, the Committee notes that, in accordance with the mandate conferred on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Plan of Action, a comprehensive inventory of the efforts being undertaken in this field throughout the United Nations system should be compiled. On the basis of such an inventory, the Committee could, during its consideration of States parties’ reports, make appropriate recommendations for States parties to draw on the technical assistance available throughout the United Nations system. 329. In the light of the above, the Committee decides to undertake the following measures. With regard to the consideration of States’ reports: 330. The Committee will consider, under article 13 of the Covenant, the activities of States parties to provide education for all and the extent to