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	PEACE EDUCATION	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	HUMAN RIGHTS	WOMEN'S EQUALITY
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	DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION	TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY	FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION	DISARMAMENT & SECURITY
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	GLOBAL Nonviolent Peaceforce Featured at High Level Briefing at the UN broadening the concept of peacekeeping to include the contribution of civil society to the unarmed protection of civilians in conflict situations Click here to read other articles on a global scale.	AFRICA Journalists from Northern Cameroon Reinforce Communication for Peace The one-day workshop was an opportunity for participants to follow the rich presentations on topics related to the issue of democracy, peace as a social construct, and the role of media in promoting democracy. Click here to read other articles from Africa.	ARAB STATES AND MIDDLE EAST Lebanon: Divided by War, United by The Team Lebanese youth are working to change this painful reality through a television series called The Team Click here to read other articles from Arab States and the Middle East.	EUROPE Prizes for the Promotion of Culture of Peace and School Coexistence This year they have been awarded to eight Andalusian schools that have contributed to the promotion of culture of peace, to the improvement of school life and to a peaceful, negotiated resolution of conflicts. Click here to read other articles from Europe.
	EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC 400 student gov't. officers get primed on good governance they mapped their strategies to achieve the so-called six paths to peace. . . cultivating inner peace, living with justice and compassion, living with harmony with the earth, dismantling the culture of war, promoting human rights and responsibilities and promoting inter-cultural respect, reconciliation and solidarity. Click here to read other articles from East Asia and Australia/Pacific.	SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Art for Peace and Collaboration --- Samrup Rachna Hindi-Urdu is the biggest common denominator between India and Pakistan . . . This art will help in promotion of peace tolerance understanding and collaboration between the people Click here to read other articles from South and Central Asia.	LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Clésio Tapety: Singer and Composer for the Culture of Peace We need, regardless of our professions or beliefs, to act as social activists, environmentalists and peacebuilders. And certainly, we can make this planet a better world. Click here to read other articles from Latin America and Caribbean.	NORTH AMERICA Nobel Laureates Close Summit with Appeal to World’s Youth those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war. Click here to read other articles from North America.