UN General Assembly adopts Bangladesh-led Culture of Peace Resolution
United Nations General Assembly has adopted Bangladesh's
flagship resolution, "Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action
on a Culture of Peace," reaffirming the international community's
commitment to dialogue, tolerance, solidarity and peaceful coexistence.
Introducing the resolution,
Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador
Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, underscored that building peaceful, inclusive and
resilient societies requires sustained dialogue, mutual understanding, respect
for diversity and steadfast adherence to the principles of the United Nations
Charter, said a press release received today (25 July).
He also thanked the Member States
for their constructive engagement and broad support, calling for renewed
collective efforts to promote dialogue over division, cooperation over conflict
and understanding over intolerance.
Originally adopted in 1999 at the initiative of Bangladesh, the resolution has
since served as the United Nations' principal framework for advancing a culture
of peace. It promotes the values of respect for diversity, tolerance,
solidarity and non-violence while reinforcing international efforts to prevent
conflict, foster peaceful coexistence and strengthen multilateral cooperation.
