International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 24 Culture of peace, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1998–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/64/80

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/RES/64/80	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010	1,526	89%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/113	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010	1,365	90%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/89	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010	1,368	93%Compare
2006	A/RES/61/45	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010	1,287	95%Compare
2005	A/RES/60/3	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010	1,260	88%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2001–2007

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2007	A/62/178	Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/61/45
2001	A/56/349	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/55/47

What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Ceasefires Children Civil Society Declarations Education for Peace Information Dissemination Information Exchange Information Networks International Days International Decades International Years Internet Mass Media Non-Governmental Organizations Non-Violence Peace Programmes of Action Youth

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Reiterates that the objective of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010, is to strengthen further the global movement for a culture of peace following the observance of the International Year for the Culture of Peace in 2000;

Invites Member States to continue to place greater emphasis on and expand their activities promoting a culture of peace and non-violence, in particular during the Decade, at the national, regional and international levels and to ensure that peace and non-violence are fostered at all levels;

Commends the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for recognizing the promotion of a culture of peace as the expression of its fundamental mandate, and encourages it, as the lead agency for the Decade, to strengthen further the activities it has undertaken for promoting a culture of peace, including the dissemination of the Declaration1 and Programme of Action2 on a Culture of Peace and related materials in various languages across the world;

Also commends the relevant United Nations bodies, in particular the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the University for Peace, for their activities in further promoting a culture of peace and non-violence, including the promotion of peace education and activities related to specific areas identified in the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, and encourages them to continue and further strengthen and expand their efforts;

Encourages the appropriate authorities to provide education, in children’s schools, that includes lessons in mutual understanding, tolerance, active citizenship, human rights and the promotion of a culture of peace;

Encourages civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to strengthen its efforts in furtherance of the objectives of the Decade, inter alia, by adopting its own programme of activities to complement the initiatives of Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations;

Encourages the involvement of the mass media in education for a culture of peace and non-violence, with particular regard to children and young people, including through the planned expansion of the Culture of Peace News Network as a global network of Internet sites in many languages;

Welcomes the efforts made by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to continue the communication and networking arrangements established during the International Year for providing an instant update of developments related to the observance of the Decade;

Invites Member States to observe 21 September each year as the International Day of Peace, as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 55/282 of 7 September 2001;

Also invites Member States as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to provide information to the Secretary-General on the observance of the Decade and the activities undertaken to promote a culture of peace and non-violence;

Emphasizes the significance of the plenary meetings on the item planned for its sixtieth session,⁸ and in that regard encourages participation at a high level, and decides to consider, at an appropriate time, the possibility of organizing those meetings as close as possible to the general debate;

⁸See resolution 55/47, para. 13.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session the item entitled “Culture of peace”.

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