We regret to inform you that our friend and comrade Prof. Roberto Faria has passed away.

Roberto Faria was a respected member of our Union and a pillar of our work in Brazil. Well known in the party of his country, he worked for education in the town Trajano de Moraes in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

on the website of ISDUE – the International Social Democratic Union for Education.

Our aims are to:

• unite all socialist educational organisations sharing a political responsibility and an affiliation to a section of the Socialist International;

• link internationally all groups of teachers and professors affiliated to the Socialist International and other persons having official educational responsibility;

• coordinate efforts of member organizations to use teaching in all countries to promote social justice, respect of human rights, peace and international understanding;

• focus educational discussion and work on the new world dimension, including the situation in Europe and problems of developing countries.

• advocate optimum education of the individual and improvement in society's standard of education;

• prepare the individual for life in society on the basis of equal opportunity;

• promote the passing of spiritual and cultural heritage from generation to generation;

• emphasize tolerance and cooperation between different groups in multicultural societies and finally to

• Realize the idea of democratic socialism;