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University for Peace

A/RES/70/79View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 50 University for Peace, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1987–2024
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/84
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2024
A/RES/79/84

University for Peace

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2021
A/RES/76/73

University for Peace

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2018
A/RES/73/90

University for Peace

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2015
A/RES/70/79

University for Peace

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2013
A/RES/67/111

University for Peace

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2015–2024
YearSymbolTitleMandate resolution
2024A/79/272University for Peace report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/76/73
2021A/76/259University for Peace report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/73/90
2018A/73/313University for Peace report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/70/79
2015A/70/288University for Peace report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/64/83

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects
Capacity BuildingCooperation Between OrganizationsDispute SettlementEducational ProgrammesPeace ResearchPeacebuildingTraining ProgrammesTrust Funds

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/83, outlining the progress made with regard to the administrative and financial stabilization of the University for Peace and through its recent process of academic reform through the implementation of its innovative programmes on critical subjects related to peace and security;4

4A/70/288.

2
Requests the University, given its role in developing new concepts and approaches to security through education, training and research in order to respond effectively to emerging threats to peace, to find viable ways to further strengthen cooperation with the United Nations system;
3
Recalls its resolution 64/83, and reiterates the request made to the Secretary-General to establish, under his leadership, a trust fund for peace to facilitate the receipt of voluntary contributions to the University;
4
Requests the Secretary-General to expand the scope for using the services of the University as part of his conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts through the training of staff, especially those concerned with peacekeeping and peacebuilding, in order to strengthen their capacities in this area, and in the promotion of the Declaration and the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace5 and of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;Error: Reference source not found

5Resolutions 53/243 A and B.

5
Requests Member States to take the lead in supporting the mission of the University by recognizing the institution and, when possible, making financial contributions that will make it possible for the University to offer its programmes of study to all students who wish to participate in them, and by facilitating the University’s operations in host countries;
6
Invites Member States that have not already done so to accede to the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace,6 thereby demonstrating their support for an educational institution established pursuant to a General Assembly resolution and devoted to the promotion of a universal culture of peace and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

6United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1223, No. 19735.

7
Invites the University to further strengthen and broaden the outreach of its programmes and activities for cooperation with and capacity-building for Member States in the areas of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding;
8
Encourages intergovernmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, interested individuals and philanthropists to contribute to the programmes and core budget of the University to enable it to continue to perform its valuable work worldwide in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in the substantial transformations taking place in the context of the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations with regard to such issues as gender equality and the empowerment of women, human rights, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and climate change;
9
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-third session the item entitled “University for Peace”, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at that session a report on the work of the University.

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