A/RES/54/29 Page 3 Considering that, by its resolution 52/15 of 20 November 1997, the General Assembly proclaimed the year 2000 as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and that it should be ushered in with One Day in Peace, 1 January 2000, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General4 submitted pursuant to resolution 52/9 of 4 November 1997, on ways of strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the University for Peace; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to consider using the services of the University in his conflictresolution and peace-building efforts; 3. Invites Member States, intergovernmental bodies, non-governmental organizations and interested individuals to contribute directly to the Trust Fund for Peace or to the budget of the University; 4. Invites Member States to accede to the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace, thereby demonstrating their support for an educational institution devoted to the promotion of a universal culture of peace; 5. Invites Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and all the peoples of the world to celebrate One Day in Peace, 1 January 2000; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-sixth session the item entitled “University for Peace”. 56th plenary meeting 18 November1999 4 A/54/312.