Promoting Education and training in disarmament and non-proliferation education at all levels.

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 Disarmament and non-proliferation education and training is a lifelong and multifaceted process, in which the family, schools, universities, the media, the community, NGOs, Governments, parliaments and international organizations all participate. It is a building block, a base of theoretical and practical knowledge that allows individuals to choose for themselves values that reject violence, resolve conflicts peacefully and sustain a culture of peace. 

Numerous groups should be targeted, including, but not limited to, children and youth, school and university students, educators and trainers; researchers, scientists, engineers and physicians; private and corporate donors; religious, indigenous peoples, community and municipal representatives; policy makers such as parliamentarians and government officials; trade unions and the business community; and professionals implementing laws and policies such as the military, law enforcement agents and licensing and customs officers.

Women as primary educators of their families and communities need to participate in decision-making on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes and other disarmament and nonproliferation education and training efforts. The media and NGOs working on peace, disarmament and nonproliferation, human rights, environment and development issues also play an important role in influencing public opinion and Governments. 

Disarmament and non-proliferation education resource and enrichment materials need to be adapted and integrated into existing educational or training materials at various levels of education and for different target audiences. Education programmes for children and youth should integrate elements of the culture of peace. In addition to enrichment materials for teachers and students, resource material could also provide primary and secondary education curriculum planners with practical examples of ways to integrate disarmament and non-proliferation education into a range of curricula or teacher training programmes. 

New formal and informal curricula should:

(a) Assist in developing critical skills and critical thinking on the subject; 

(b) Take into account that disarmament and non-proliferation education is an integral and essential part of peace education in furtherance of the principles of international law based on the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and international conventions on terrorism; (c) Cover all levels of the education system and be adapted to the needs of the various socio-economic groups concerned; 

(d) Take into account the special cultural, economic and social characteristics of each country;

(e) Adopt a multidisciplinary approach;

(f) Highlight the human dimensions of conflict, including individual experiences from victims and survivors of war; 

(g) Provide a forum for dialogue on conflict reduction, essential for achieving the goals of disarmament and non-proliferation.

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