Peace education

Peace education is the process of acquiring values, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, others, and the natural environment.

There are numerous United Nations declarations and resolutions on the importance of peace.^[1] Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, dedicated the International Day of Peace 2013 to peace education in an effort to focus minds and financing on the preeminence of peace education as the means to bring about a culture of peace.^[2]^[3] Koichiro Matsuura, the immediate past Director-General of UNESCO, has written that peace education is of "fundamental importance to the mission of UNESCO and the United Nations".^[4] Peace education as a right is increasingly emphasized by peace researchers such as Betty Reardon^[5] and Douglas Roche.^[6] There has also been a recent meshing of peace education and human rights education.^[7]

^ ISBN 978-1-59311-889-1. Chapter details; and Page, James S. (2008) 'Chapter 9: The United Nations and Peace Education'. In: Monisha Bajaj (ed.)Encyclopedia of Peace Education. (75-83). Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59311-898-3. Further information
^ Peace Day 2013 Countdown
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Other examples include:
- Constitution of UNESCO, adopted 16 November 1945.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Section 26.
- Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace, and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Section 18.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 29.1(d).
- Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action – World Conference on Human Rights, Part 2, Paragraphs 78–82, which identify peace education as part of human rights education, and which identifies this education as vital for world peace
- Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, Articles 1 and 4.
- Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, Articles 1/4 and B/9.
- A World Fit for Children, Articles 5 and 20
- United Study on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education, Article 20.
^ Matsuura, Koichiro. (2008) 'Foreword'. In: J.S.Page Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. p.xix.
^ Reardon, Betty. (1997). 'Human Rights as Education for Peace'. In: G.J. Andrepoulos and R.P. Claude (eds.) Human Rights Education for the Twenty-First Century. (255–261). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
^ Roche, Douglas. (1993). The Human Right to Peace. Toronto: Novalis.
^ United Nations General Assembly. (1993) Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (World Conference on Human Rights). New York: United Nations. (A/CONF. 157/23 on June 25, 1993). Part 2, Paragraphs 78-82.

[1] ISBN 978-1-59311-889-1. Chapter details; and Page, James S. (2008) 'Chapter 9: The United Nations and Peace Education'. In: Monisha Bajaj (ed.)Encyclopedia of Peace Education. (75-83). Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59311-898-3. Further information

[2] Peace Day 2013 Countdown

[3] Other examples include:
Constitution of UNESCO, adopted 16 November 1945.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Section 26.

Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace, and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Section 18.

Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 29.1(d).

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action – World Conference on Human Rights, Part 2, Paragraphs 78–82, which identify peace education as part of human rights education, and which identifies this education as vital for world peace

Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, Articles 1 and 4.

Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, Articles 1/4 and B/9.

A World Fit for Children, Articles 5 and 20

United Study on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education, Article 20.

[4] Constitution of UNESCO, adopted 16 November 1945.

[5] Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Section 26.

[6] Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace, and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Section 18.

[7] Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 29.1(d).

[8] Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action – World Conference on Human Rights, Part 2, Paragraphs 78–82, which identify peace education as part of human rights education, and which identifies this education as vital for world peace

[9] Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, Articles 1 and 4.

[10] Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, Articles 1/4 and B/9.

[11] A World Fit for Children, Articles 5 and 20

[12] United Study on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education, Article 20.

[4] Matsuura, Koichiro. (2008) 'Foreword'. In: J.S.Page Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. p.xix.

[5] Reardon, Betty. (1997). 'Human Rights as Education for Peace'. In: G.J. Andrepoulos and R.P. Claude (eds.) Human Rights Education for the Twenty-First Century. (255–261). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

[6] Roche, Douglas. (1993). The Human Right to Peace. Toronto: Novalis.

[7] United Nations General Assembly. (1993) Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (World Conference on Human Rights). New York: United Nations. (A/CONF. 157/23 on June 25, 1993). Part 2, Paragraphs 78-82.

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