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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? |
Our main achievement for five years of development and the statement of idea of culture of peace, is the following: *
Formation of movement of the convinced supporters and enthusiasts
of idea of culture of peace. In an active of movement - heads of
local authorities, scientists of high schools, militarians,
businessmen, religious figures, teachers. Rather active force in
movement is represented with youth, especially school - pupils. At a
level of student's youth cause respect of the form of work, conformable
vocational counseling’s (competitions, Olympiads,
conferences... ). * Creation of Institute of culture of peace
- the civil organization, being the center of generating and
realization of ideas of culture of peace. * Opening in 6 areas
of Republic Tatarstan of representations of Institute of culture of
peace (formation of "space" of culture of peace) (Almetyevsk,
Aznakaevsk, Bavly, Buinsk, Elabuzhsk, Tetushi) which carry out mission
of the Centers under the statement of ideas of culture of peace among
agricultural population, especially in the youth environment. These
representations function 5 years. * Carrying out in Kazan two
International conflictologists congresses (2001 and 2004), the
past under the motto "Modern world conflictology in a context of
culture of peace". In total for 5 years we have prepared 500
peacemakers of a new historical type - civil type (as against military
peacemakers - " blue helmet" UN Organization). Such experts are not
prepared anywhere else in the world. A modern situation, growth of
the dangerous tendencies and threats, require a new concept of modern
peacemaking. The concept of multifunctional peacemaking, includes not
only military measures (division of the conflicting parties, control of
performance of the arrangements, disarmament, mine-clearing etc.), but
also political - constant negotiation of the political personnel and
representatives of civil administra-tion; a reparation - returning to
former places and moving on the new displaced persons and refugees; the
control of observance of the man rights and humanitarian help: granting
of the foodstuffs, fuel and medical aid with the purposes of
preservation of life and simplification of sufferings of the people on
the ground, tormented with the conflicts. According to such concept
peacemakers are called also to carry out the works connected to
reconstruction and restoration of destroyed objects of life-support,
realization of democratic choices, organization of system of mass
media, introduction of search of the lost people, restoration of
families. That is peacemaking understood as complex multifunctional and
multistage process of settlement of the conflicts and adjustment of
peace life. Therefore, peacemaking activity requires special
professional knowledge and many-sided preparation.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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a)
The Idea of culture of peace is poorly demanded at a level of
authorities, both on federal, and at a regional level. There was only
one federal program which has quickly died away and has not given
expected results. b) Prospective development of Institute of culture
of peace as the centre of science-educational, engaged preparation and
release of civil peacemakers, also has not received real support
regional (republican and city) authority though encouraging promises
have been given. The institute of culture of peace, being structure of
a civil society, does not possess sufficient material resources for
realization to the full the mission - in those volumes which have been
stipulated earlier. Financial support of our actions have stopped from both the Commission of UNESCO and Representation of UNESCO in Russia.
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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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Publications include 15 monographs, 24 textbooks and methodical
grants on problems of culture of peace, tolerance, interethnic and
interconfessional consent and dialogue of civilizations. * For
five years in Institute of culture of peace 500 persons have
received the certificate of civil peacemakers.. In November, 2005
within the limits of the International conference "Culture of the world
on a boundary of centuries: experience and lessons real peacecreates"
will be carried out anniversary (fifth) release of peacemakers (all for
5 years - 500 graduates). * Not less than 50.000 persons have
participated in Humanitarian Forums, "Days" and "Weeks of culture of
the world", the conferences training seminars and other actions
together with the Russian Academy of the Humanities, by the Center of
conflictology of Institute of sociology of the Russian Academy of
sciences. * "The youth case of peacemakers", youth groups
undertake actions "Mercy", visit children's homes and shelters, acting
within the wide peace-making program. * In 2004 actions
were carried out in the program, "Russia - Tatarstan - UNESCO: 50 years
of partnership" (books are published, conferences and forums are led).
The project "UNESCO in Tatarstan", devoted to the 60 anniversary of
UNESCO was developed and carried out. Within the limits of this project
the Center of culture of peace in a Naberezhnye Chelny is already open
and has held the Humanitarian Forum "The ground Tetjushskaja -
territory of culture of peace and creative work", and the exhibition of
young artists "Beauty and ideals of culture of peace by eyes young" has
been opened. Humanitarian help has been delivered to children of
the Chechen Republic. * Development and realization of the Program "
Kazan - city for the culture of peace" and rewarding of Kazan by the
Diploma of UNESCO " City for the culture of peace". * Realization of
five international conferences on culture of peace problems,
nonviolence, tolerance both resolution of conflicts in the world and
two International conflictologists congresses "Modern conflictology in
a culture of peace context " (May, 2000 and May, 2004). *
Realization of the Project "Tatarstan in UNESCO" and realization in its
frame-works of visit of a delegation of Republic Tatarstan led by the
President M. Shaymiev in the Parisian headquarters of UNESCO
(May, 2001). * Realization of the Project "UNESCO in Tatarstan" and
visit in its frameworks of the General director of UNESCO K. Matsoura
in Kazan. * Realization of the Project on introduction of Kazan Kremlin in the World list of culture objects protected by UNESCO. *
Realization of the Project on preparation of historical and cultural
objects of Svi-yajska and Bolgar to introduction in the World list of a
cultural heritage of man-kind protected by UNESCO. * The entering of
the offer about inclusion in the List of dates, in which celebrating
takes part UNESCO: millennium of the basis of Kazan and 200-years of
the Kazan state university. * Realization of the Project " a Great Volga way " under aegis of UNESCO. *
Entering of the offer on inclusion in the List of masterpieces of an
oral and non-material heritage of mankind protected by UNESCO - tatar
national holiday "Sabantuy". The institute of culture of peace has 5
representations in areas and cities of Republic Tatarstan. On their
base the Houses of friendship of the peoples, centres for culture of
peace are created. February 26, 2005 open the Centre for the culture of
peace in Naberejniy Chelny city. It is city known by the auto giant -
"KAMAZ", participation in international auto rally "Dakar - Paris ",
and March 2, 2005 there was open organ concert hall of a modern type.
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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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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)? |
In
November, 2005 the anniversary release peacemakers will take place
within the framework of the International scientific conference "the
International conflicts on a boundary of centuries: practice and
problems real peacemaking ".
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Postal address of organization
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Butlerov Str 4, Office 508A, Kazan 420012, Russian Federation
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E-mail address of organization
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istpolp@ksfei.ru
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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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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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The Russian Federation, Republic Tatarstan
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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