| Posted: Mar. 13 2005,00:25 |
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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? |
Over
700 young peacemakers were trained in Russia by the Museum of
Peacekeeping Operations during last 5 years. As a whole it makes over
1000 children and 200 adults (teachers and school principals) trained
as peacemakers since 1998 when the project “Model of UN Peacekeeping”
was launched by the Museum.
Growth of terrorism and other
dangerous tendencies and threats require a new concept for education.
Children and adults are to be trained to modern methods of mediation
based of the experience of organization and conduct of UN
peacekeeping operations. Therefore the principal role in peace
education of children and adults is to be played by UN professional
peacekeepers both military and civilian.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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No
reaction of the UN secretariat and no support of the UN to such
successful peace education projects as “Life Link” (Sweden, Mr. Hans
Levander), “Peaceful Schools International” (Canada, Mrs.Hetty van
Gurp), “Model of UN Peacekeeping” (Russia, Doctor Valery Guerguel),
“Children as Peacemakers” (the US, Mrs.Patricia Montandon)
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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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Museum
of Peacekeeping Operations has launched a number of projects most of
which were carried out in cooperation with the UN Information Center in
Moscow:
* “Peace-Education Net” to comprise over 50 Secondary
Schools of Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus republic and exchanging
information on their peacemaking activities.
* Peace Missions of young peacemakers to the Ukraine and Bulgaria in 2001, 2003 and 2004.
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Celebration in Russia of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
(Moscow, May 29, 2003) and the International Day of Peace (Moscow,
September 2000-2004)
* “Stop Violence on TV Screen!” collection of over 7 000 signatures of adults and children (2004)
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Collection of 3 000 signatures in support of the letter to the UN
Secretary General with the request to award civilian UN peacekeepers
with the special UN medal on occasion of the 55-th anniversary of UN
peacekeeping ( September- December, 2003)
Young peacemakers in 1999 in the city of Solnechnogorsk during opening the game "Model of UN Peacekeeping
Young peacemakers with the UN flag near the Kremlin in Winter, 2004
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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? |
A) Democratization of the UN system
B) To be aware of the successful peace education projects developed by NGOs in different countries
C)
To try to organize World Association of UN Peacekeepers (both military
and civilian) as a potential promoter of the 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? |
Cooperation with “Life-Link”, “PSI”, “Children as Peacemekers” projects and UN veterans in different countries
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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
continue to organize cooperation of UN peacekeepers and young
peacemakers (children) through the e-mail bulletin "Voice of
Peacemakers" (http://www.un-museum.ru/vestnik/)
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Postal address of organization
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Russia, 141500, Solnechnogorsk, Dzerzinsky Street, 20–57.
Museum Council of Veterans
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E-mail address of organization
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director@un-museum.ru
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Website address of organization
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http://www.un-museum.ru
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Democratic participation
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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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international
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