Finding the ways to utilize evolving pedagogic methods, particularly the revolution in information and communications technology.

competence in disarmament and nonproliferation are a valuable tool for educating graduate and undergraduate students


Organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations are encouraged to promote and provide financial support for disarmament and non-proliferation education and training using such techniques as distance learning, the Internet, and  videoconferencing as well as cost-efficient and cost-effective media such as CD-ROMs. 

Regional organizations, academic institutions and NGOs are encouraged to develop and disseminate material online in languages other than English.

Educators should consider a full range of pedagogical methods for inclusion in any educational material. In addition to computer-based learning, model United Nations programmes, other role-playing and simulation games, videos, film, dance, song, theatre, puppetry, poetry, photography, origami, visual art and creative writing, to name a few, are all useful methods. Special emphasis should be given to participatory learning approaches that can be applied to a wide variety of disarmament and non-proliferation problems and audiences. 

Internships in United Nations organizations with special competence in disarmament and nonproliferation are a valuable tool for educating graduate and undergraduate students and should be continued and expanded. 

The Department for Disarmament Affairs should develop a disarmament and nonproliferation online education resource site in the six official United Nations languages. This site should be based on: (a) Links to existing resources of United Nations and other relevant international organizations, Member States, universities, research institutes and NGOs having web sites on disarmament and non-proliferation and with education-oriented online programmes; (b) Existing web pages of the Department for Disarmament Affairs on the United Nations web site; (c) Recommendations by the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters; (d) Recommendations of the inter-agency group on disarmament and non-proliferation education and training.

 The Department for Disarmament Affairs should develop the online educational resource site in cooperation with interested research institutes, IT companies, NGOs and/or regional centres for information technology. It should have chat rooms and testing tools and be user-friendly. 

The Department of Public Information and relevant international organizations, in coordination with the Department for Disarmament Affairs and, when appropriate, NGOs, are encouraged to produce video programmes to promote disarmament and non-proliferation to the widest possible audience.


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