| Posted: April 25 2005,07:00 |
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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? |
No, we have not really experienced progress toward a culture of peace.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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No key allies (certain governments, the UN) + no coalition building.
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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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In 2000 and 2003 ECCP has organised an international conference on Conflict Resolution in Schools / Peace Education.
We
are the international secretariat of the Global Partnership for the
Prevention of Armed Conflict (which exists since 2003). The Global
Partnership aims at achieving a paradigm shift in the field of conflict
and peace: from reaction to prevention.
The Dublin Action Agenda
(which is available upon request - it contains recommendation from
civil society representatives from the Western and Northern European
region - which is one of the 15 regions in our programme/network)
specifically speaks about 'Building a culture of prevention and culture
of peace' (guiding principle 2). Guiding principle 6 speaks about a
partnership between civil society, government and international
organisations. Via this partnership we aim to achieve a culture of
prevention and peace. This Action Agenda is endorsed by 135 civil
society organisations.
We are currently drafting a Global
Action Agenda. The issues for the Global Action Agenda are extracted
from the Regional Action Agendas as well as from international research
done by the Global Partnership. The Regional and Global Action Agendas
will bring forth civil society priorities and recommendations for
change for the decade to come. The Global Action Agenda will be
presented to Secretary General Kofi Annan during our Global Conference
held at UN Headquarters in New York on July 19-21, 2005.
We are involved in the establishment of the International Center for Conflict Resolution in Education (ICCRE).
International
Steering Group (ISG) of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of
Armed Conflict (GPPAC - of which the ECCP is the International
Secretariat).
A group picture of the ECCP itself in front of the Peace Palace in The Hague.
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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? |
Support the International Center for Conflict Resolution in Education and involve governments.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
We
are the international secretariat of the Global Partnership for the
Prevention of Armed Conflict, the secretariat of the European Platform
for Conflict Transformation and involved in the International Center
for Conflict Resolution in Education.
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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)? |
We
are currently drafting the Global Action Agenda which will also promote
a culture of peace. The Global Action Agenda will be presented to
Secretary General Kofi Annan during our Global Conference held at UN
Headquarters in New York on July 19-21, 2005.
In the years after the conference in 2005 we will lobby hard for the implementation of the Global Action Agenda.
We
will also try to get more support for a culture of peace in the
development world by lobbying for the recommendations of our Global
Action Agenda, e.g. during the Millenium + 5 Review Summit.
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Postal address of organization
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P.O. Box 14069
3508 SC Utrecht
The Netherlands
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E-mail address of organization
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info@conflict-prevention.net
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Website address of organization
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www.conflict-prevention.net
www.gppac.net
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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International Peace and Security
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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
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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