Focus on the need to reduce armaments with a view to their complete elimination.

 The overall purpose of disarmament and nonproliferation education and training is to impart knowledge and skills to empower individuals to make their contribution, as national and world citizens, to the achievement of general and complete disarmament under effective international control. Such education offers tools for taking steps to enhance national and international security at lower levels of armaments and reinforces the connections between peace, comprehensive security and sustainable development in an increasingly interdependent world

. The objectives of contemporary disarmament and non-proliferation education and training are: 

(a) To learn how to think rather than what to think about issues; 

(b) To develop critical thinking skills in an informed citizenry; 

(c) To deepen understanding of the multiple factors at the local, national, regional and global levels that either foster or undermine peace; 

(d) To encourage attitudes and actions which promote peace;

 (e) To convey relevant information on and to foster a responsive attitude to current and future security challenges through the development and widespread availability of improved methodologies and research techniques;

 (f) To bridge political, regional and technological divides by bringing together ideas, concepts, people, groups and institutions to promote concerted international efforts towards disarmament, non-proliferation and a peaceful and non-violent world; 

(g) To project at all levels the values of peace, tolerance, non-violence, dialogue and consultation as the basis for interaction among peoples, countries and civilizations.


  Disarmament education focus on the need to reduce armaments with a view to their complete elimination as a means of reducing both the likelihood and the severity of armed conflict. Disarmament education focuses on the process of disarmament itself, the steps to achieve it and the positive effects that disarmament has on socio-economic development. This approach may touch upon conflict resolution or examine the causes of war and the interaction between technology and warfare. It also emphasizes approaches to reducing and eliminating violent conflicts of all kinds. This type of educational programme is often pursued within academic fields such as peace studies, conflict resolution and strategic studies, among others.

 Non-proliferation education is a significant subset of disarmament education. While the long-term goal of disarmament education is the reduction and elimination of all forms of armaments and warfare, nonproliferation education is oriented towards the prevention of the further proliferation of all weapons, in particular weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. It contributes to the attainment of disarmament goals on a sustainable and global basis. Both disarmament and non-proliferation are mutually reinforcing processes. Education and training in this field should reflect this interrelationship. Disarmament and non-proliferation education and training draws upon, contributes to and mutually reinforces education for conflict resolution, communication, cross-cultural understanding, tolerance of diversity, non-violence, economic justice and gender equity, environmental preservation, demilitarization, development, human rights and international humanitarian law. If it is to retain its relevance to the security requirements of peoples and States, disarmament and non-proliferation education and training must not be viewed in a vacuum but rather integrated into that broad perspective. A globaldisarmament and non-proliferation culture cannot be accomplished easily or quickly. A sustained effort is required to build communities of disarmament and non-proliferation specialists and concerned individuals. Member States, international organizations, academics and NGOs are essential actors in this long-term effort. Its success will depend on a partnership that includes each of these communities and the provision of adequate financial resources.





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