UN unanimously adopts BD's flagship resolution on 'Culture of Peace'

The United Nations has unanimously adopted Bangladesh's flagship resolution on the 'Culture of Peace', reports UNB.

While introducing the resolution in the General Assembly, Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima on Wednesday called upon the UN Member States and all relevant stakeholders to spread the message of 'Culture of Peace' to overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic.

The resolution was first adopted on September 13, 1999, during the first tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Since then, Bangladesh has been facilitating this resolution at the Assembly every year and also convening a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace in the General Assembly.

Also, this year's high-level forum which was held on September 10, focused on the theme "The Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the age of COVID-19,".

The Forum recognised the relevance of culture of peace in responding to the unprecedented crisis posed by the pandemic.

Referring to the alarming rise of intolerance during the pandemic situation, the Bangladesh envoy underscored the growing importance of culture of peace.

The unanimous adoption of this resolution is a demonstration of the international community's trust and confidence in the leadership of Bangladesh in promoting the notion of culture of peace.

Ambassador Fatima called for promoting a culture of peace and non-violence through peace education and global citizenship education for the youth to understand values such as peace, tolerance, openness, inclusion and mutual respect.