An UN Decade

On November 10th, 1998, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the "International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" (Resolution A/RES/53/25).

The action plan for the Decade proposes eight spheres of activities in which to work for the promotion of the Culture of Peace:

• to reinforce a culture of peace through education
• to promote economically and socially sustainable development
• to promote the respect of all human rights
• to ensure the equality between women and men
• to support democratic participation
• to develop comprehension, tolerance and solidarity
• to support participative communication and the freedom of movement of information and knowledge
• to promote international peace and safety

On November 29th, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly decided to entrust UNESCO with the coordination "of the activities of the organizations of the United Nations system to promote a culture of peace, as well as liaison with other organizations concerned in this matter."

NGOs

Since 2001, some national NGOs coalitions promoting the Decade have been established in several countries, including Austria, France, Italy and the Netherlands. These national coalitions along with international organizations decided to found the International Coalition for the Decade in June 2003.

Related to this UN Decade, in December 1998, the World Council of Churches adopted, in its 8th Assembly, in Harare (Zimbabwe), the Decade to Overcome Violence as one of its programs for the decade 2001-2010.

Website

• UNESCO Culture of Peace Coordination
• International Coalition for the Decade
• Decade Overcoming Violence

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Décennie internationale de la promotion d'une culture de la non-violence et de la paix au profit des enfants du monde | Dekade für eine Kultur des Friedens und der Gewaltfreiheit für die Kinder der Welt | Decennio internazionale di promozione di una cultura della non violenza e della pace a profitto dei bambini del mondo