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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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have seen progress since 2000 which is reflected in the number of new
activities and organisations involved. Of particular importance we
consider the involvement of organisations which do not traditional work
on this issue, for example, students associations and clubs in
secondary schools and universities and religious organisations. We
have not developed indicators, we are trying to keep track of the
number and type of actions in our Projects Bank. We have also started
in 2004 a research project to develop criteria to identify best
practices in youth peace work.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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The main obstacles we have faced and are facing are: 1. Lack of coordination among all institutions and actors involved. 2. Leadership of the Decade is not determined enough. More efforts need to be made by UNESCO. Although we understand limitations in resources. 3.
Difficulties in partnership building. We have not learnt to work
together. We need to develop a sense of common project, building up on
everyone´s strengths and not fearing competition. 4. Lack of resources. We had difficulties fundraising for our Campaign. 5.
Lack of planning and measurable goals. How will we know if we have
advanced a culture of peace? Despite the difficulty in Social Sciences
to develop indicators, and that we cannot measure so easily changes in
attitudes, we could develop some "graspable" changes in institutions,
laws, curriculums, funds to be allocated to training, peace
libraries, research.
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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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As
we are a network of youth organisations, we started the "Peace It
Together" Campaign. The campaign is action-based and encourages the
sharing of knowledge, skills and experiences to promote active
non-violence as an effective approach in building a Culture of Peace. The
campaign builds on the commitment and potential of youth. It empowers
them to create partnerships and to work with organisations, the UN, the
Media and governments to develop actions in the context of the
2001-2010 International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence
for the Children of the World. Activities of the campaign have included 1)
the development of a toolkit in English, French and Spanish with
practical ideas on how to plan campaign activities and training
workshops, backgroung on what a Culture of Peace is and an on-line
Resource Centre Get IT Started On how to start a project on advocacy and/or peace education in the context of the Get IT Started With On how to develop alternatives to violence in fruitful partnerships Go For IT On how to plan, evaluate, and fundraise for a project. Say IT On how to plan events and publicise your activities. Get To Know IT Background information on Peace, Key actors in Peacebuilding, a Glossary and other useful information. 2)
On-line training seminars, youth gatherings, training sessions and
international conferences 3) development of a webpage where young
people can discuss, get informed and submit their projects into a
Project Bank. 4) a Monthly Newsletter. The idea is to collect as
many youth peace actions as possible in support of the Decade. This
would contribute to the motivation of young people with the message: we
are many people working for a Culture of Peace! and would give
visibility to actions already developed by young people and help
develop their potential as change makers. To Jan. 2005 we have 232
active members in Africa, 102 in other parts of the world and 252
associated members (who are either older than 30 and only want to
receive our Newsletter and periodic updates)
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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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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
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are a network of youth organisations, so our mission is to link up
initiatives, facilitating the information flow, contributing with
training and resources when possible to empower youth local capacities
for peace. We seek to promote horizontal self-help networks and
partnerships. In specific projects we have partnered with: The
Network University - University of Amsterdam - University of Utrecht -
Institute of Social Studies - The African Committee (The Netherlands),
Oxfam International Youth Parliament (Australia), Youth Network of
Peacebuilding (Spain) Hague Appeal for Peace (US). Other Networks: Students Forum 2000, Educating Cities, Life-Link Friendship Schools, La Red Joven.
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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)? |
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Postal address of organization
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H.No: 16-11-20/26/5, 1st Floor,Saleemnager Colony-II, Hyderabad-500036-AP-INDIA
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E-mail address of organization
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universal_reh@yahoo.com
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Website address of organization
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Culture of Peace Domains
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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International Peace and Security
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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INTERNATIONAL
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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INDIA
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