Decision of the 184 Session of the Executive Board concerning a Culture of Peace

Report by the Director-General on UNESCO’s work on a culture of peace (184 EX/15 Corr. and Add.; 184 EX/INF.9)

The Executive Board,

1. Reaffirming that the culture of peace and non-violence is central to the mission and constitutional role of UNESCO,

2. Aware of the importance of establishing the Organization’s key leadership role in the construction of peace,

3. Referring to resolution 52/13 adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations,

4. Highlighting UNESCO’s significant contribution in the role as lead agency for the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World assigned to it by the General Assembly of the United Nations,

5. Having examined documents 184 EX/15, 184 EX/15 Add. and 184 EX/INF.9,

6. Invites the Director-General pursuant to Resolution 35/108 to:

(a) capitalize on the Decade’s achievements and mobilize all programme sectors for the Organization’s consolidated, coherent, targeted and innovative action in this field, duly taking the current world context and Member States’ expectations into account;

(b) maintain the culture of peace as one of the overarching objectives in the next C/4 document;

(c) include in her preliminary proposals regarding the draft Programme and Budget for 2012-2013 to be submitted to the Executive Board at its 185th session a draft programme of action for the Culture of Peace including coherent intersectoral and interdisciplinary targeted activities taking into account the present global context and new challenges.