The General Assembly,
 
     Recognizing that, in the context of respect for the permanent values on
which the United Nations system is based, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization has, since its founding, worked to ensure
the free circulation of ideas, to bring individuals and cultures closer
together and to ensure respect for human rights, the effective exercise of
democracy, justice and freedom,
 
     Bearing in mind its resolutions 48/126 of 20 December 1993 and 49/213 of
23 December 1994 on the proclamation of the United Nations Year for Tolerance,
and its resolution 49/184 of 23 December 1994 proclaiming the United Nations
Decade for Human Rights Education,
 
     Welcoming with appreciation resolution 5.3 adopted by the General
Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization at its twenty-eighth session, which invites the Director-General
to implement the activities of the transdisciplinary project entitled "Towards
a culture of peace", in particular unit 1, entitled "Education for peace,
human rights, democracy, international understanding and tolerance",
 
     Considering that the Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade for
Human Rights Education, 1995-2004 will make a fundamental contribution to
understanding and peaceful coexistence among individuals and nations and is
consistent with the transdisciplinary project entitled "Towards a culture of
peace",
 
     1.   Expresses its satisfaction at the resolution 5.3 adopted by the
General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization at its twenty- eighth session, which contains the
transdisciplinary project entitled "Towards a culture of peace";
 
     2.   Encourages countries, regional organizations, non- governmental
organizations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization to take all necessary action to ensure
education for peace, human rights, democracy, international understanding and
tolerance;
 
     3.   Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization, to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session on
the progress of educational activities in the framework of the
transdisciplinary project entitled "Towards a culture of peace".