Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World

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On 10 November 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 29 November 2000, the 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."

[edit] 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, at its 8th Assembly, in Harare (Zimbabwe), the Decade to Overcome Violence as one of its programmes for the decade 2001-2010.