United Nations General Assembly A/RES/55/47 Distr.: General 22 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 33 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.43/Rev.1 and Add.1)] 55/47. International Decade for a Culture of Peace and NonViolence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010 The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the Charter of the United Nations, including the purposes and principles contained therein, and especially its dedication to saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war, Recalling the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which states that, since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed, Recalling also its previous resolutions on a culture of peace, in particular resolution 52/15 of 20 November 1997 proclaiming 2000 as the International Year for the Culture of Peace, and resolution 53/25 of 10 November 1998 proclaiming the period 2001–2010 as the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and NonViolence for the Children of the World, Reaffirming the Declaration 1 and Programme of Action 2 on a Culture of Peace, recognizing that they serve, inter alia, as the basis for the observance of the Decade, and convinced that effective and successful observance of the Decade throughout the world will promote a culture of peace and non-violence that benefits humanity, in particular future generations, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 3 Taking note also of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/66 of 26 April 2000, entitled “Towards a culture of peace”, 4 Emphasizing the particular relevance of the special session of the General Assembly for follow-up to the World Summit for Children, to be held in New York in 2001, the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia 1 Resolution 53/243 A. Resolution 53/243 B. 3 A/55/377. 4 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Supplement No. 3 (E/2000/23), chap. II, sect. A. 2 00 56221