A/RES/61/108. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2006

• Resolution Number: A/RES/61/108
• Session: 61st
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/61/108

General Assembly Distr.: General

15 January 2007

Sixty-first session

Agenda item 28

06-50091

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 14 December 2006

[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee

(Fourth Committee) (A/61/404)]

61/108. University for Peace

The General Assembly

,

Recalling

its resolution 58/12 of 10 November 2003, in which it recalled that,

in its resolution 34/111 of 14 December 1979, it had approved the idea of

establishing the University for Peace as a specialized international centre for higher

education, research and the dissemination of knowledge relative to peace and its

universal promotion within the United Nations system, and in which it also recalled

its resolution 35/55 of 5 December 1980, in which it had approved the establishment

of the University, as well as all preceding resolutions on this item,

Noting with appreciation

the vigorous actions taken by the Secretary-General,

in consultation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization and with the encouragement and support of the

Government of Costa Rica, to revitalize the University,

1

Recognizing

the significant progress made in the implementation of the five-

year revitalization programme, leading to the achievement of the targets established

by the Council of the University for Peace, by building high-quality programmes on

subjects related to peace and security and extending them to different regions of the

world through networks of partner academic and research institutions,

Noting with appreciation

that the future development strategy of the

University focuses on consolidating the progress already made in developing and

conducting innovative academic and training programmes and at the same time

strengthening its collaborative arrangement in different regions of the world and

promoting the sharing knowledge for peace programme, including distance learning

and dissemination of toolkits for teaching, with a view to strengthening education

for peace,

Noting with satisfaction

the activities directed towards expanding the

University’s educational and research programmes to Africa, Asia and the Pacific,

Central Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean,

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1 See A/54/312, para. 2.