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

A/RES/53/25No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 31Culture of peace, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1998–2010
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/64/80
  • 2010A/RES/64/80International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010LatestCompare with previous version
  • 2009A/RES/63/113International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010Compare with previous version
  • 2008A/RES/62/89International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010Compare with previous version
  • 2006A/RES/61/45International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010Compare with previous version
  • 2005A/RES/60/3International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010Compare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
ChildrenEducation for PeaceInternational DecadesNon-ViolenceProgrammes of Action

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Proclaims the period 2001–2010 as the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World;
2
Invites the Secretary-General to submit, in consultation with Member States, relevant United Nations bodies and non-governmental organizations, a report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session and a draft programme of action to promote the implementation of the Decade at local, national, regional and international levels, and to coordinate the activities of the Decade;
3
Invites Member States to take the necessary steps to ensure that the practice of peace and non-violence is taught at all levels in their respective societies, including in educational institutions;
4
Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies, in particular the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, and invites non-governmental organizations, religious bodies and groups, educational institutions, artists and the media actively to support the Decade for the benefit of every child of the world;
5
Decides to consider, at its fifty-fifth session, the question of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001–2010), under the agenda item entitled "Culture of peace".

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