Building peace in the minds of men and women

International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022)

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Milestones

  • United Nations Year for Tolerance (1995)
  • A/RES/52/13 on the Declaration and Programme of Action for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010)
  • The United Nations Millennium Declaration (8 September 2000)
  • The proclamation of 2001 as the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
  • UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (4 November 2001)
  • the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and the Programme of Action contained in United Nations General Assembly resolutions 56/6 of 21 November 2001
  • UNGA resolutions 59/23 of 2 December 2004 “Promotion of interreligious dialogue”, 60/10 of 6 January 2004 “Promotion of interreligious dialogue and cooperation for peace”, 60/11 of 6 January 2004 “Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation” and 60/150 of 20 January 2006 “Combating defamation of religions”,
  • the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2010) A/RES/62/90
  • the proclamation of the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022) A/RES/67/104 and its Action Plan (document 194EX/10)