A/RES/53/243 Page 5 B PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON A CULTURE OF PEACE The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the Declaration on a Culture of Peace adopted on 13 September 1999, Recalling its resolution 52/15 of 20 November 1997, by which it proclaimed the year 2000 as the “International Year for the Culture of Peace”, and its resolution 53/25 of 10 November 1998, by which it proclaimed the period 2001–2010 as the “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World”; Adopts the following Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace: A. Aims, strategies and main actors 1. The Programme of Action should serve as the basis for the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World. 2. Member States are encouraged to take actions for promoting a culture of peace at the national level as well as at the regional and international levels. 3. Civil society should be involved at the local, regional and national levels to widen the scope of activities on a culture of peace. 4. The United Nations system should strengthen its ongoing efforts to promote a culture of peace. 5. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization should continue to play its important role in and make major contributions to the promotion of a culture of peace. 6. Partnerships between and among the various actors as set out in the Declaration should be encouraged and strengthened for a global movement for a culture of peace. 7. A culture of peace could be promoted through sharing of information among actors on their initiatives in this regard. 8. Effective implementation of the Programme of Action requires mobilization of resources, including financial resources, by interested Governments, organizations and individuals. B. Strengthening actions at the national, regional and international levels by all relevant actors 9. Actions to foster a culture of peace through education: /...