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 document of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, under agenda item 28 Culture of Peace, published in 2001.

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

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Research, trend analysis and forensics	19

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Research, trend analysis and forensics	19	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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?

13 subjects

Children Civil Society Coordination Within UN System Declarations Education for Peace Information Dissemination International Decades International Years Internet Mass Media Non-Violence Peace Programmes of Action

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Reiterates that the objective of the International Decade for a culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World is to further strengthen 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 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 requests it, as the lead agency for the Decade, to further strengthen the activities it has undertaken for promoting a culture of peace;

Also commends the relevant United Nations bodies, in particular the United Nations Children’s Fund and the University for Peace, for their activities in further promoting a culture of peace and non-violence, including promotion of peace education and activities related to specific areas identified in the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace;2

Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to continue its efforts to disseminate in various languages, inter alia, through its national commissions, the Declaration on a Culture of Peace1 and the Programme of Action and related materials, in particular throughout the Decade;

Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies, in particular the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund, to continue to promote both formal and non-formal education at all levels that foster a culture of peace and non-violence;

Encourages civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to continue and 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 global and regional organizations;

Also 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 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;

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

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

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