The Peace PeopleFounded in 1976 at the height of Northern Ireland's Troubles, the Peace People today continue to promote the distinctive vision of nonviolence through an active democratic citizenship programme, and peace education amongst young people. Mairead Corrigan Maguire, co-founder, and Nobel Peace Laureate, at the invitation of Pierre and Dipti Marchand, helped in the organisation of an Appeal to the United Nations to Declare the decade 2001-2010 to be for the Culture of Peace and nonviolence for the children of the World. She travelled extensively to lobby successfully for the proclamation by the United Nations this International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence (2001-2010) for the children of the world. This Declaration by the United Nations, mirrors the Peace Peoples own Declaration, with its implicit vision and commitment to nonviolence. The Manifesto Commitment 2000, was also distributed by United Nations to all the countries in the World. The Peace People have collected many of these to be forwarded to United Nations to add to the 30 million already collected around the world. Both the Declaration of the Peace People and the Manifesto 2000 are given below. Please read them, sign them, and if you conscience sign. Send your signed commitment to the Peace People for onward transmission to the United Nations. Better still: when you have signed, fulfil your commitment by helping to fulfil the vision. Join the Peace People in this work to transform the world in the Third Millennium.
The General Assembly: Proclaims the period 2001-2010 as the International Decade for a culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World; Invites the Secretary-General to submit, in consultation with Member States, relevant United Nations bodies and non-governmental organisations, a report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session and a draft programme of action to promote the implementation of the Decade at local, national, regional and international levels, and to co-ordinate the activities of the Decade. Invites Member States to take the necessary steps to ensure that the practice of peace and nonviolence is taught at all levels in their respective societies, including in educational institutions. Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies, in particular the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the United Nations Children's Fund, and invites non-governmental organisations, religious bodies and groups, educational institutions, artists and the media to actively support the Decade for the benefit of every child in the world; Decides to consider, at its fifty-fifth session, the question of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) under the agenda item entitled 'Culture of Peace'.
As follow up to this resolution, and after wide consultation, draft proposals were sent by Pierre Marchant and Mairead Corrigan Maguire to Sec. General as input to the ten year plans. This final ten year plan by secretary general of the united nations can be obtained upon request from peace people headquarters or viewed on united nations and U.N.E.S.C. websites respectively.
The Peace People are collecting signatures to be sent to united nations!!!
Why not print this manefesto and send us your details to do your bit for the decade.
The year 2000 offered a new beginning for us all. It offered us an opportunity to begin the transformation from a culture of war and violent into a culture of peace and nonviolence. Thought we have entered out of the year 2000 and into the year 2001 (the beginning of the Decade for the Culture of peace and nonviolence for the children of the world 2001-2010) we continue with our efforts to build peace. This effort need the participation of everyone. It gives young people and future generations values that can inspire them to shape a world of dignity and harmony, a world of justice, solidarity, liberty and prosperity. The culture of peace makes possible sustainable development, protection of the environment and the personal fulfilment of each human being.
Recognising my share of responsibility for the future of humanity, especially for today's children and those of future generations, I pledge - in my daily life, and my family, in my work, my community, my country and my region - to:
I hereby sign my support for the Manifesto Commitment 2000, the United Nations' Proclamation of the Decade for the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) and the declaration of the Peace People.
Please contact me to see how I can help with the work.
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There are many events planned throughout the work to celebrate the decade, please advise us if you have events planned.