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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
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increased working for the promotion and building of peace, conflict
transformation by peaceful means, and abolition of war and institutions
of war
- building, development and strengthening of peacebuilding
institutions, including the promotion of peace education, development
of civil peace services, peace institutes, and nonviolent peaceforces
- increasing engagement and interest by communities, schools and governments in provision of peace education
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strengthened cooperation between local, national and international
initiatives engaged in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, training
for conflict transformation, and peace education, including sharing of
approaches and methodologies for training
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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- spread of militarism and militarisation amongst several governments and non-state actors
- neoliberalism and anti-democratic political and economic orders
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global military expenditures and powerful think tanks and organisations
supporting war-fueling political, economic and social policies within
countries and globally
- lack of transparency, openness and democracy in international and national media
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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- creation of the world's first on-line global peace university: TRANSCEND Peace University (TPU) (with TRANSCEND)
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more than 65 training programmes on the promotion of a culture of peace
in 32 countries, including for government officials, NGOs, media,
teachers, students, and others
- 20 training programmes on the
promotion of conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and a culture of
peace nationally (within Romania)
- support for a global peace and the arts network: TRANSCEND Peace and the Arts Network
- promotion of peace education in schools and universities locally and globally
- creation of a new global book series on "Constructive Peace Studies: Peace by Peaceful Means" in cooperation with Pluto Press
- active engagement in peacebuilding processes in Somalia, Nepal, Colombia, and Aceh
- capacity building for peacebuilding and conflict transformation by peaceful means
- European Peace Festival in 2002
- TRANSCEND Summer Peace Institute in 2002
- Solidarity March for Peace and Democracy from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest 2002 (510km)
- development and publishing of 'Peace Journal' (Romanian)
- support for the creation of a Ministry for Peace in the UK
- membership and support for the development of Nonviolent Peaceforce
- peace education courses in schools
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
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support initiatives to share and collect experiences and positive
examples, incl. lessons learned, for peace education regionally and
globally
- lend strong encouragement and support to the creation of Nonviolent Peaceforce
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a global initiative to reduce arms expenditures and increase
expenditures for meeting basic needs and promotion of a culture of peace
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a call to civil society world-wide to engage and cooperate together in
peacebuilding and opposition to war and violence (direct, structural
and cultural)
- promote national and global projects to gather
positive examples and stories, incl. methods and approaches for
peacebuilding and conflict transformation from around the world
- promote the role of the arts in the creation of a culture of peace
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
Networks:
Nonviolent Peaceforce
TRANSCEND
European Network of Civil Peace Services
Partnerships: PATRIR has entered into partnerships with:
UNDP,
UNICEF, GTZ, Save the Children, TFF, University of McMaster, European
Peace University, Columbia University, the Commonwealth Organisation,
NOVIB, EC, UNU Japan, National Human Rights Commission Nepal, and
national partners within Romania
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
- 5 years pan-European campaign (2006 - 2010) to create Civil Peace Services in every country of Europe and at the EU level
- establishment of the Global Peace University (GPU) in Cluj-Napoca in 2006/2007 academic year
- introduction of peace education into elementary and secondary education in Romania
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2 years project with 12 partners in 11 European countries to gather and
share experiences, methodologies and curriculum for peace education
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Postal address of organization
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PATRIR
OP 1 - CP 331
Cluj-Napoc 134919
Romania
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E-mail address of organization
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info@patrir.ro
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Website address of organization
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www.patrir.ro
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Democratic Participation
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for a Culture of Peace
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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International, Nepal, Colombia, Georgia, Moldova, Chechnya, Aceh, Burma, Israel-Palestine
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Europe
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