International Coalition for the Decade

On 10 November 1998, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.

Since 2001, some national NGOs coalitions promoting the Decade have been established in several countries, including Austria, France, Italy and the Netherlands. These national coalitions along with international organizations decided to found the International Coalition for the Decade for the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence in June 2003.

Its office is based in Paris and its president is Christian Renoux (France).

Members of the International Coalition

National Coalitions (11) :

Comitato italiano per il Decennio (Italy)
Coordination béninoise pour la Décennie (Benin)
Coordination canadienne pour la Décennie (Canada) observing member
Coordination congolaise pour la Décennie (Democratic Republic of Congo) observing member
Coordination française pour la Décennie (France)
Coordination marocaine pour la Décennie (Morocco)
Coordination togolaise pour la Décennie (Togo)
Kooperation für des Frieden (Germany) observing member
Österreichisches Netzwerk für Frieden und Gewaltfreiheit (Austria)
Plateforme congolaise pour la Décennie (Congo-Brazzaville)
Platform voor een Cultuur van Vrede en Geweldloosheid (Netherlands)

International Associations (15) :

Association Montessori Internationale
Caritas internationalis
Church and Peace
FIACAT (International Federation of ACAT, Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)
Franciscans International
Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
Initiatives of Change International
International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
Pax Christi International
Pax Romana / ICMICA [(http://www.paxromanausa.org])
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace observing member
Réseau Foi, Culture et Education (Central Africa)
Servicio Paz y Justicia en América Latina (SERPAJ) observing member
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
World Council of Churches (WCC) observing member

Honorary Board

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Joseph Rotblat (†), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Elise Boulding, Author
Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
Hildegard Goss-Mayr, Niwano Peace Prize Laureate
Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches
Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Federico Mayor, President of the Fundación Cultura de Paz
Queen Noor of Jordan
Andrea Riccardi, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio, Niwano Peace Prize Laureate
Marshall Rosenberg, Director of Educational Services, Center for Nonviolent Communication

International Salon for Peace Initiatives

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