The phrase "alternative to the culture of war and violence" comes from the initial paragraph of the 1998 UN resolution on the culture of peace which reads in full: The final eight points ("education for peace, the promotion of sustainable economic and social development, respect for human rights, equality between women and men, democratic participation, tolerance, the free flow of information and disarmament" are the eight points of the Programme of Action adopted by the General Assembly. The culture of peace has been defined in a number of different UN resolutions, and I prefer the following definition which combines the approaches taken by two important UN resolutions: the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace adopted in 1999 and the 1998 UN resolution on the culture of peace:Ī culture of peace is an integral approach to preventing violence and violent conflicts, and an alternative to the culture of war and violence based on education for peace, the promotion of sustainable economic and social development, respect for human rights, equality between women and men, democratic participation, tolerance, the free flow of information and disarmament. The UN Declaration on a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence contains more detail than needed and was politicized in the process of its adoption. Original draft of UN Declaration and Programme of Action Definition of Culture of Peace Global Movement for a Culture of Peace
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