Declarations on a Culture of Peace

1986-2000

Under the leadership of Federico Mayor at UNESCO, declarations from all sectors of society and all regions of the world gave support to the culture of peace. Many of these declarations were listed at the end of UN document A/53/370 submitted by UNESCO in 1999 and others have been added here, as marked by an asterisk *

Full texts available as PDF files by clicking on the links. E=English, F=French, S=Spanish versions

*Statement by the President of the Security Council, United Nations S/PRST/2000/25, 20 July 2000, E

*Déclaration sur la Culture de la Paix au Cambodge, Phnom Penh, 10-11 décembre 1999, F

*Towards a Culture of Human Rights and Peace: The Role of Universities, an International Conference organised by the Unesco Chair of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, December 2-4 1999, E

*Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 13 September 1999, E, F, S

*Policy Statement on the Achievement of a Culture of Peace through Institutions of Higher Education, International Association of University Presidents, 16 June 1999, E

*Women of Africa for a Culture of Peace, Declaration of Pan-African Women's Conference on a Culture of Peace, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 20 May 1999, E, F

*Moscow Appeal for the Year 2000, International Forum "For a culture of Peace and Dialogue between Civilizations in the Third Millennium, Moscow, Russian Federation, 15 May 1999, E, F, S

*Hanoi Statement on the Culture of Peace, Hanoi, Vietnam, 15 May 1999, E, F, S

*Tripoli Appeal for the Establishment of a Culture of Peace in Africa on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 12 April 1999, E, F, S

*Declaration of Panama, meeting of Latin American Radio and Television Station Owners and Directors for a Culture of Peace, Panama City, Panama, 22 March 1999, E, F, S

*Niamey Declaration for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, Niamey, Republic of Niger, 20 March 1999, E, F, S

*Moscow Declaration of Journalists for a Culture of Peace, Moscow, Russian Federation, 14 November 1998, E, F, S

*The Culture of Peace and UNESCO's Action in Member States, adopted by Executive Board of UNESCO, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 6 November 1998, E, F, S

* The Brussels Call for Action, adopted by the International Conference - Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development, Brussels, Belgium, 13 October 1998, E

*World Declaration on Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century, adopted by the World Conference on Higher Education, UNESCO House, Paris, France, 9 October 1998, E

*Tbilisi Declaration by Journalists of the Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia, 16 September 1998, E

*Statement on Peace in Southeast Asia on the Eve of the Third Millennium, adopted by the meeting of ASEAN, Jakarta, 12 September 1998, E

*Final Document of the XIIth Summit of Non-Aligned Movement, Durban, South Africa, 3 September 1998 (paras 37, 183 and 473), E

*Appeal by the Participants of the Second International Symposium "For a Culture of Peace in the Third Millennium", Baden-Baden, Germany, 20 August 1998, E

*Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes, World Conference of Ministers responsible for youth, Lisbon, Portugal, 12 August 1998, E, F, S

*"Fostering a culture of peace in the Middle East", Statement of Israeli-Palestinian Conference on Public Opinion Molders, Rhodes, Greece, 5 July 1998, E

Decision on the Culture of Peace, adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso, 8-10 June 1998, E, F

The Kishinev Declaration and Programme of Action in Support of the Transition from a Culture of War and Violence to a Culture of Peace and Dialogue, adopted by the International Forum For a Culture of Peace and Dialogue of Civilisations, Against a Culture of War and Violence Kishinev, Republic of Moldova, 18 May 1998, E, F, S

Final Communique of the meeting "Building the Future: Towards a Culture of Peace, Greece-Turkey****Turkey-Greece", UNESCO, Paris, 12-13 May 1998, E, F, S

*The Carribean Media: Freedom and Understanding, Kingston, Jamaica, 3 May 1998, E

* Statement on the Role of UNESCO Chairs in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace, Stadtschlaining, Austria, 25 April 1998, E, F, S

* The Durban Statement of Commitment, Seventh Conference of Ministers of Education of African Member States (MINEDAF VII), Durban, South Africa, 20 - 24 April 1998

Declaration of the Central American Military Second Forum for the Culture of Peace, adopted at Guatemala City, 17 April 1998, E, F, S

Action Plan on Cultural Policies for Development, adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development, Stockholm, Sweden, 2 April 1998, E, F, S

Declaration on "The Dialogue among the Three Monotheistic Religions: Towards a Culture of Peace", Rabat, Morocco, February 1998, E, F

*Declaration de Yamoussoukro pour la Paix, Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, 5 December 1997, E, F, S

Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations, adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO, 12 November 1997, E, F, S

Recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting on Male Roles and Masculinities in the Perspective of a Culture of Peace, Oslo, Norway, 24 - 28 September 1997, E, F, S

Maputo Declaration, adopted by the International Conference on Culture of Peace and Governance, Maputo, Mozambique, 4 September 1997, E, F, S

Declaration of the Regional Summit for Political Development and Democratic Principles, Governing Globalization, The Brasilia Consensus, Brasilia, Brazil, 6 July 1997, E, F, S

Declaration of Puebla. Meeting of Publishers and Editors of Latin American Newspapers for a Culture of Peace, Puebla, Mexico, 17 May 1997, E, F, S

Bamako Declaration, National Forum on Culture of Peace in Mali, Bamako, Mali, 28 March 1997, E, F, S

The Human Right to Peace, Declaration by the Director-General of UNESCO, January 1997, E, F, S

Declaracion de Antigua Guatemala sobre Derechos Humanos y Cultura de Paz, Foro lbero-americano de Ombudsmen, Antigua Guatemala, 30 July 1996, E, F, S

Declaration of the Central American Military Forum for the Culture of Peace, San Salvador, 27 June 1996, E, F, S

Final Communique, Symposium on Conflict Resolution. The Humanitarian Dimension - The Case of the Sudan, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 20-23 May 1996, E, F, S

Guidelines for a Plan of Action for UNESCO Interregional Project for Culture of Peace and Non Violence in Educational Institutions, Sintra, Portugal, 22 May 1996, E

Declaration of the 44th session of the International Conference on Education and Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy, Geneva, 3-8 Oct. 1994, endorsed by General Conference of UNESCO at its 28th Session, November 1995, E, F, S

*Recommendations of the Second International Forum on the Culture of Peace, Manila, Philippines, 26-30 November 1995, E

Barcelona Declaration, Symposium on the Fundamental Problems of the Sudan, Barcelona, Spain, 23-26 September 1995, E

Statement on Women's Contribution to a Culture of Peace, signed by participants at Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China, 4-15 September 1995, E, F, S

Tbilisi Appeal for Peace and Tolerance, for a Dialogue of Cultures, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, 14 July 1995, E, F, S

The Rabat Proposals, Meeting of Experts on the 'Roads of Faith' Project, Rabat, Morocco, 23 June 1995, E

The Khartoum Declaration, adopted at the Seminar on the Culture of Peace, Khartoum, Sudan, 8-11 April 1995, E, F, S

Déclaration générale du Forum national pour la culture de la paix au Congo Le dialogue intercommunautaire pour la paix, la démocratie et le développement durable, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 19-23 December 1994, E, F, S

Declaration on the Role of Religion in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace, Barcelona, Spain, 12 - 18 December 1994, E, F, S

Déclaration des participants au colloque sur la culture de la paix au Burundi à propos de la situation socio-politique qui prévaut dans le pays, Bujumbura, Burundi, 14 - 17 December 1994, E, F, S

*Gender and the Agenda for Peace, Report of Expert Group Meeting, Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 5-9 December 1994.

*Final Report, First International Forum on the Culture of Peace, San Salvador, El Salvador, 16-18 February 1994, E.S

The San Salvador Appeal, National Forum of Reflection on Education and Culture of Peace, San Salvador, El Salvador, 29 - 30 April, 1993, E, F, S

The Yamoussoukro Declaration on Peace in the Minds of Men, International Congress on Peace in the Minds of Men, Yamoussoukro, Cote D'Ivoire, 1 July, 1989, E, F, S

*The Seville Statement on Violence, Seville, Spain, 16 May 1986, E, F, S



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