Posted: April 08 2005,06:36 |
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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? |
1.The
three regions in the status of the Republics of the Russian Federation
have endorsed the Earth Charter on the Parliamentary level, they are
Tatarstan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Kalmykia. Such an action was the
first in the world. 2.WorldMadeChannel based on the principles of
the culture of peace and civil society has been registered and started
broadcasting on experimental basis. 3.The Government of Moscow and
the Moscow House of Nationalities (in cooperation with our Foundation)
carried out a number of actions and publications within the framework
of the project "Moscow on the Way to the Culture of Peace".
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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As
the Russian Federation is considered to be a country in transition
period Non-Governmental Organizations experience certain difficulties. The situation in Chechnya is still tense and terrorist attacks occur (Beslan tradegy was a recent severe terrorist act).
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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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1.Public
hearings in Moscow with participation of the Earth Council and over 150
representatives of the governmental institutions and NGO’s. 1.Edoresement
of the Earth Charter in the three Republics of the Russian Federation
on the Parliamentary level (Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia) 3.Moscow
round tables with participation of the leading experts in the field of
ecology, politics, law from the USA, Japan, Australia, Latin America,
countries of Europe. 4.Workshops and conferences in Kamchatka, in the countries of Central Asia, Altai, the city of Nizhny-Novgorod,S. Petersburg. 5.We published compilations of the EC papers, documentation of public hearings (over 40,000 copies). 6.
Report of Dr.Khairov, Executive Director of the Foundation, at the
special session of the UN General Assembly on the issues of civil
society. 7. Dr.Khairov,s report in the Parliament of the Russian Federation.
His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV who supported the ideas of the Earth Charter
Member of Russian Academy of Scences Ye.Velikhov, Michael Gorbachev, Metropolitan Pitirim - leadership of our Foundation
Federico Mayor - former General Director of UNESCO
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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? |
To boost the mass media and to strengthen their role in promoting the culture of peace and nonviolence. (For ourselves we render every support and cooperate with the WorldMade Channel.)
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
Earth
Charter Commission, Green Cross International, Fundación Cultura de
Paz, CRLE, IUCN, UNESCO, the Rockefellers' Foundation, JSFC Sistema,
The Russian Federation State Duma Commission for Sustainable
Development, Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation, WorldMade
Channel,Russian Regional Ecological Center, municipal and regional
structures in Russia, etc.
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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)? |
To
promote the teaching programs including the Earth Charter principles in
regional educational establishments and higher educational institutions
of the Russian Federation (Institute of Governance, University of
Peoples' Freindship after P.Lumumba). Cooperation with UNESCO.
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Postal address of organization
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9/5 Denezhny pereulok, 119002 Moscow, Russia
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E-mail address of organization
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gcinfo@space.ru
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Website address of organization
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www.earthcharter.org www.earthcharter.ru
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Sustainable Development
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for a culture of peace (Earth Charter)
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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Russian Federation
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Europe
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