Campaign Themes

Strengthening international humanitarian and human rights laws and
institutions.

Advancing the prevention, peaceful resolution, and transformation of
violent conflict.

Developing and linking disarmament efforts, including nuclear
abolition.

Identifying the root causes of war, and developing a culture of peace.

In addition to these specific program areas, the campaign structure
reflects the complexity of achieving human security by integrating a
number of key cross-sectoral issues into the campaign. These issues
include a focus on gender; the concerns of indigenous and
underrepresented peoples; the role of the media in armed conflict; the
effect of globalization on regional peace and security; the
environment; religion; peace education; and youth perspectives and
participation.

Strengthening international humanitarian and human rights laws and
institutions.Ensuring the effective ratification and
institutionalization of international humanitarian and human rights
laws, especially developing strategies for the ratification of the
International Criminal Court; Monitoring and evaluating the reports of
the Rapporteurs' of the Centennial of the First International Peace
Conference and to develop common strategies with governments and
international organizations; Identifying key proposals for expanding
and improving humanitarian and human rights law; Promoting increased
public knowledge, teaching and understanding of international law,
especially humanitarian law.

Advancing the prevention, peaceful resolution, and transformation of
violent conflict.Understanding and developing certain central themes
indispensable to the discussion of conflict at the end of this
century. Such themes include: Early Warning and Response,
Strengthening Local Capacities for Peace, Coalition and Constituency
Building between NGOs, Multi-Track Diplomacy, Children and Armed
Conflict, Underrepresented Peoples

Nurturing and engaging unique sectors of society that can play
essential roles in conflict resolution, including:Volunteers and
Individuals, A Gender Perspective, Development NGOs, Humanitarian
NGOs

Understanding, developing, improving, and better utilizing instruments
and tools of conflict resolution, such as:United Nations Peace
Operations, The Media ,Civilian Peace Team, Education and Training,
Targeted or 'Smart' Sanctions

Disarmament efforts, including nuclear abolition the reasons and
significance of this failure to address the continued threat to
humanity by the indefinite possession of nuclear weapons by
nuclear-weapon states as well as the nuclear-weapon-capable states;
and to build on the work of the Canberra Commission; the model Nuclear
Weapons Convention, introduced by Costa Rica at the United Nations;
the Colombo Declaration; the New Agenda Coalition: Towards a
Nuclear-Weapon-Free World; and the 1996 Advisory Opinion of the
International Court of Justice, which found the threat and use of
nuclear weapons generally illegal under international law, and which
held that there is a general obligation to pursue and to bring to
conclusion negotiations leading to complete nuclear disarmament.

Finding ways to restrict the production and proliferation of
conventional weapons and evaluate the effectiveness of current
regimes.

Exposing the enormous destructive potential of light weapons and small
arms; explore ways of stopping the killing by restricting their
production and distribution; address the sources of the demand for
light weapons; and propose ways of de-legitimizing their possession
and use.

Identifying the root causes of war, and developing a culture of
peace:Examining the underlying or 'root' causes of conflict including:
Poverty and economic inequalities, Ethnic and religious conflict and
nationalist movements, Environmental degradation and the
scarcity/misallocation of natural resources, The marginalization of
indigenous populations including the persistence of colonialism, The
role of the media in perpetuating violence, Irresponsible and unstable
political leadership and institutions with weak civil institutions,
The failure to protect all human rights, including civil, political,
environmental and socioeconomic rights

Exploring creative ways of developing a culture of peace,
including:Lobbying for the expanded inclusion of educational curricula
for peace and international organizations and cooperation in schools
and in the media, Establishing national governmental institutions with
responsibility for implementing The Hague Agenda for Peace and
Justice, Combating the glorification of violence in the media,
Endorsing a UN 21st Century Declaration on a Right to Peace,
Supporting the initiatives of the UNESCO Culture of Peace Program and
the International Fellowship on Reconciliation (IFOR) in declaring the
years 2001-2010 the Decade for a Culture of Nonviolence.

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