1. Promoting
a Culture of Peace
and Non-Violence
for the Children
of the World

2. What’s the UN all about?
“To save succeeding
generations from the scourge of
war.” - UN Charter
Have you ever wondered if there’s
a vaccine to prevent war? Let’s call
it a culture of peace.

3. What is a Culture of Peace?
The UN says that a culture of peace
is a set of values, attitudes, and ways
of living that
reject violence,
prevent conflicts by uprooting their
causes, and
solve problems through dialogue and
negotiation among individuals, groups
and nations.

4. How is peace built?
“Since wars begin in the minds of
men, it is in the minds of men that
the defenses of peace must be
constructed.” - UNESCO Constitution
Guess what? The ‘E’ in UNESCO means
education. The men need lessons about
peace … and also women and kids.

5. Manifesto for a Culture of Peace
People called the year 2000
a new beginning
a new opportunity
to turn the culture of war and violence
into a culture of peace and non-
violence.

6. Manifesto for a Culture of Peace
The UN’s Manifesto 2000 for a culture of
peace and non-violence was drafted by a
group of Nobel Peace Prize winners to
translate the resolutions of the United
Nations into everyday language and to
make them relevant to people everywhere.
Good idea. Let’s make peace something
we can all understand.

7. Manifesto for a Culture of Peace
Respect all life.
Reject violence.
Share with others.
Listen to understand.
Preserve the planet.
Rediscover solidarity.

8. Respect all life.
Respect the life and dignity of each
human being without discrimination or
prejudice.
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9. Reject violence.
Practice active non-violence, rejecting
violence in all its forms: physical,
sexual, psychological, economical
and social, in particular towards the
most deprived and vulnerable such
as children and adolescents.
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10. Share with others.
Share my time and material
resources in a spirit of generosity to
put an end to exclusion, injustice and
political and economic oppression.
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11. Listen to understand.
Defend freedom of expression and
cultural diversity, giving preference
always to dialogue and listening
without engaging in fanaticism,
defamation and the rejection of others.
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12. Preserve the planet.
Promote consumer
behavior that is
responsible and
development
practices that
respect all forms
of life and
preserve the
balance of nature
on the planet. UN photo

13. Rediscover solidarity.
Contribute to the development of my
community, with the full participation
of women and respect for democratic
principles, in order to create together
new forms of solidarity.
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14. Lots of people signed the Manifesto.
Nobel Peace Prize Leaders of Nations
winners Colombia
Mali
Czech Republic
Jamaica
Dalai Lama
Eritrea Uganda
Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Belize Swaziland
Mairead Corrigan Maguire
Rigoberta Menchu Tum Namibia Thailand
Jose Ramos Horta Cambodia Laos
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Slovakia Trinidad & Tobago
Joseph Rotblat Uzbekistan Tunisia
David Trimble Turkmenistan Philippines
Ellie Wiesel Algeria Mexico
Norman Borlaug Belarus Cyprus
John Hume Botswana Burundi
Shimon Peres
Poland India
Desmond Tutu
Azerbaijan Italy
Jody Williams
Republic of Korea Nigeria
Mgr. Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo
Oscar Arias Sanchez Venezuela
Kim Dae Jung
Rita Levi-Montalcin

15. That was years ago!
Some people have been working for
peace for 10 whole years. Some have
been working a lot longer.
It can keep you busy your whole life.
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16. Peace is still a distant dream.
In many parts of the world, peace is still a
distant dream, and children suffer from
conflict and violence. Do we give up working
for peace?
A UN General Assembly resolution at the
beginning of 2010 called for renewed effort by
the UN, its Member States, and civil society,
including non-government organizations.
That means all of us.

17. What makes peace grow?
According to the UN:
peacekeeping
peacebuilding
preventing conflicts
disarmament
sustainable development
promoting human dignity and human rights
democracy
the rule of law
good governance
gender equality

18. Nations can
do more to promote a culture of
peace and non-violence
nationally,
regionally, and
internationally.
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19. UNESCO and other UN groups can
strengthen their activities that
promote a culture of peace.
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20. The UN Peacebuilding Commission can
keep promoting a culture of peace
and non-violence for children.
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21. People in charge of education can
teach about mutual understanding,
tolerance, active citizenship, human
rights and a culture of peace.
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22. Young people can
promote a culture of peace and non-
violence, and tell everybody about a
culture of peace.
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23. Each of us can
plan activities to
support and fill in
the gaps in what
nations, the
United Nations
another other big
organizations are
doing.
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24. TV, radio, and the Internet can
educate for a culture of peace and
non-violence by using the Culture of
Peace News Network of Internet sites
in many languages.
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25. We can all join in and
observe 21 September each year as
the International Day of Peace — as
a day when people stop fighting.
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26. Help spread the word.
The UN wants to hear about what you
and I are doing to help a culture of
peace and non-violence grow.
UN photo

27. What does all this mean?
Make peace your focus.
If you’re doing good things for peace,
keep it up.
We’re all on this planet together, so
why not work together?
Let’s learn from each other and
spread the word.

28. See Manifesto for a Culture of Peace:
http://www3.unesco.org/manifesto2000/
Excerpts from UN General Assembly Resolution
64-80, 16 February 2010
UN Resolution A/RES/53/243, Declaration and
Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace
To learn about ways the UN promotes a culture of
peace, see http://www.unac.org/peacecp/decade.
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