- International Coalition for the Decade
On
10 November 1998 , theUnited Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as theInternational Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World .Since 2001, some national NGOs coalitions promoting the Decade have been established in several countries, including Austria, France, Italy and the Netherlands. These national coalitions along with international organizations decided to found the International Coalition for the Decade for the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence in June 2003.
Its office is based in
Paris and its president isChristian Renoux (France ).Members of the International Coalition
National Coalitions (11) :
*Comitato italiano per il Decennio (Italy )
*Coordination béninoise pour la Décennie (Benin )
*Coordination canadienne pour la Décennie (Canada ) "observing member"
*Coordination congolaise pour la Décennie (Democratic Republic of Congo ) "observing member"
*Coordination française pour la Décennie (France )
*Coordination marocaine pour la Décennie (Morocco )
*Coordination togolaise pour la Décennie (Togo )
*Kooperation für des Frieden (Germany ) "observing member"
*Österreichisches Netzwerk für Frieden und Gewaltfreiheit (Austria )
*Plateforme congolaise pour la Décennie (Congo-Brazzaville )
*Platform voor een Cultuur van Vrede en Geweldloosheid (Netherlands )International Associations (15) :
*AssociationMontessori Internationale
*Caritas Internationalis
*Church and Peace
*FIACAT (International Federation ofACAT , Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)
*Franciscans International
*Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers )
*Initiatives of Change International
*International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
*Pax Christi International
*Pax Romana / ICMICA [(http://www.paxromanausa.org] )
*Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace "observing member"
*Réseau Foi, Culture et Education (Central Africa)
*Servicio Paz y Justicia en América Latina (SERPAJ ) "observing member"
*Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF )
*World Council of Churches (WCC) "observing member"Honorary Board
*
Tenzin Gyatso , 14thDalai Lama ,Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
*Mairead Corrigan Maguire,Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
*Adolfo Pérez Esquivel ,Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
*Joseph Rotblat (†),Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
*Desmond Tutu ,Nobel Peace Prize Laureate*
Elise Boulding , Author
*Anwarul K. Chowdhury , Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
*Hildegard Goss-Mayr ,Niwano Peace Prize Laureate
*Rev. Dr.Samuel Kobia , Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches
*CardinalRenato Raffaele Martino , President of thePontifical Council for Justice and Peace
*Federico Mayor , President of the Fundación Cultura de Paz
*QueenNoor of Jordan
*Andrea Riccardi , Founder of theCommunity of Sant'Egidio ,Niwano Peace Prize Laureate
*Marshall Rosenberg , Director of Educational Services,Center for Nonviolent Communication International Salon for Peace Initiatives External links
* [http://www.nvpdecade.org International Coalition for the Decade]
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