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organizations, to further the objectives of the Decade by adopting their own
programme of activities to complement the initiatives of Member States, the
organizations of the United Nations system and other global and regional
organizations;
10. Stresses the importance of the media and of new information and
communications technology in further promoting a culture of peace and nonviolence, especially among children and young people;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
sixtieth session in 2005 a report on the observance of the Decade at its mid-point
and on the implementation of the Declaration and Programme of Action, taking into
account the views of Member States and in consultation with the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Children’s
Fund and other relevant bodies of the United Nations system;
12. Invites civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to
provide information to the Secretary-General on the observance of the Decade and
the activities undertaken to promote a culture of peace and non-violence;
13. Decides to devote one day of plenary meetings at its sixtieth session to
consideration of the item, including a review of the progress made in the
implementation of the Declaration and Programme of Action, as well as the
observance of the Decade at its mid-point, with the participation of all relevant
actors, as appropriate;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
fifty-sixth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;
15. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-sixth session the
item entitled “Culture of peace”.
74th plenary meeting
29 November 2000
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