University for Peace

A/RES/61/108View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 28 University for Peace, published in 2007.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1987–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/84

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/84	University for Peace	1,206	79%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/73	University for Peace	1,128	83%Compare
2018	A/RES/73/90	University for Peace	1,044	86%Compare
2015	A/RES/70/79	University for Peace	932	59%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/111	University for Peace	761	65%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2015–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2024	A/79/272	University for Peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/73
2021	A/76/259	University for Peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/90
2018	A/73/313	University for Peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/79
2015	A/70/288	University for Peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/64/83

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Capacity Building Education for Peace Fundraising Inter-Agency Cooperation Intergovernmental Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Peacebuilding Programme Evaluation Report Preparation Training Programmes Universities and Colleges War Prevention

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General outlining the progress made in revitalizing the University for Peace, especially in regard to implementation of the five-year programme of expansion and revitalization;³

³A/61/285.

Requests the Secretary-General, in view of the important work of the University and its potential role in developing new concepts and approaches to security through research, training and dialogue in order to respond effectively to emerging threats to peace, to consider ways to further strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the University, and invites the University to consider ways to further strengthen its programmes and activities for cooperation with and capacity-building for Member States in the areas of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding;

Also requests the Secretary-General to continue using the services of the University as part of his conflict-resolution and peacebuilding efforts, in providing training to staff in building their capacities in this area and in the promotion of the Declaration and the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace;⁴

⁴Resolutions 53/243 A and B.

Encourages Member States, intergovernmental bodies, non-governmental organizations and interested individuals to contribute to the programmes and core budget of the University to enable it to continue to perform its valuable work;

Invites Member States to accede to the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace,⁵ thereby demonstrating their support for an educational institution devoted to the promotion of a universal culture of peace;

⁵See resolution 35/55, annex.

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fourth 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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