Tolerance & Peace through Art

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The Friends of the United Nations created an initiative in support of the Decade for the Culture of Peace.

The United Nations has declared 2002/2010 as an International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World. In doing so the United Nations was to remind the world that “while the abolition of war, more than ever a scourge, must remain at the center of the priorities of mankind, this task requires the transformation not only of its institutional structures and manifestations, but also of its deep cultural roots and of the culture of violence and war into a culture of peace.” It also invited governments and peoples everywhere to undertake initiatives and activities that would contribute to the building of a culture of peace.

In keeping with its mission to promote the principles and values of the United Nations Charter and support the work of the Organization the Friends of the United Nations plans to organise Global Campaign around the theme “Building a Culture of Peace and Tolerance through the Arts”. Our aim is to utilise the arts as a tool to inspire, promote and popularize the message for peace and tolerance as outlined by the United Nations.