UN General Assembly Passes Bangladesh-Led Resolution on Culture of Peace

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted Bangladesh's flagship resolution, "Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace," reaffirming the global community's commitment to dialogue, tolerance, solidarity and peaceful coexistence.

Presenting the resolution, Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, stressed that building peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies depends on sustained dialogue, mutual understanding, respect for diversity and unwavering adherence to the principles of the UN Charter, according to a press release received on Saturday.

He thanked member states for their constructive engagement and overwhelming support, urging renewed collective efforts to promote dialogue instead of division, cooperation instead of conflict and understanding instead of intolerance.

First adopted in 1999 at Bangladesh's initiative, the resolution has become the UN's primary framework for promoting a culture of peace. It encourages respect for diversity, tolerance, solidarity and non-violence while strengthening global efforts to prevent conflict, foster peaceful coexistence and enhance multilateral cooperation.