United Nations
A/RES/67/111
General Assembly
Distr.: General
14 January 2013
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 49
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2012
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/67/420)]
67/111. University for Peace
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 64/83 of 10 December 2009, in which it indicated that,
in its resolution 34/111 of 14 December 1979, it had approved the idea of
establishing the University for Peace as a specialized international centre for higher
education, research and the dissemination of knowledge specifically aimed at
training and education for peace and its universal promotion within the United
Nations system, as well as all preceding resolutions on this item,
Recalling also that, in its resolution 35/55 of 5 December 1980, the General
Assembly approved the establishment of the University for Peace in conformity
with the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace,
contained in the annex to that resolution,
Noting with appreciation the vigorous actions taken by the Secretary-General,
in consultation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization and with the encouragement and support of the
Government of Costa Rica, to revitalize the University,
Recognizing the important and varied activities carried out by the University
during the period from 2010 to 2012 with the valuable assistance and contributions
of Governments, foundations and non-governmental organizations, in particular the
progress made in the further development and implementation of the academic
programme and in expanding its coverage in various regions of the world,
Noting with appreciation that the University has started a number of
innovative new master’s degree programmes in areas related to peace studies,
security and the environment, in addition to regular courses in Spanish and studyabroad programmes, and that it has announced the launching of a two-track doctoral
programme in peace and conflict studies,
Noting that the University places special emphasis on the areas of conflict
prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and the peaceful settlement of disputes and
that it has launched programmes in the areas of democratic consensus-building and
training of academic experts in the techniques of peaceful settlement of conflicts,
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