World Week of Peace

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 44 Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in 1995, published in 1995.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Anniversaries Ceasefires Information Dissemination International Weeks Peace

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5 operative paragraphs

Decides to proclaim the World Week of Peace, beginning on 24 October 1995, in solemn commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations;

Approves the Proclamation of the World Week of Peace, the text of which is annexed to the present resolution;

Invites all Member States to begin this task of cooperation with their own citizens and with civil society organizations, so as to give maximum publicity and assistance to the launching of the proclamation of a universal week of truce or cease-fire during the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the broadest possible dissemination of this resolution through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session.

Proclamation of the World Week of Peace

Whereas the General Assembly has decided unanimously to proclaim the World Week of Peace in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations,

Whereas the promotion of peace and the prevention of war are among the primary goals of the United Nations,

Whereas, in welcoming "An Agenda for Peace", the United Nations has rededicated itself to the effort to establish a universal peace according to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, signed at San Francisco,

Whereas, in increasing the size and scope of its peace-keeping operations, the United Nations has demonstrated its commitment to the task of peace-keeping and peacemaking,

Whereas the World Week of Peace offers a special opportunity for Governments, civilian organizations, local communities and individuals to take part in new initiatives for the commendable goal of conflict resolution, cease-fires and truces, and for a period of universal peace that could be used for the humanitarian relief that has become so critically necessary,

Accordingly,

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