United nations: 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 international community's commitment to dialogue, tolerance, solidarity, and peaceful coexistence.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, introduced the resolution. He emphasized that building peaceful, inclusive, and resilient societies requires sustained dialogue, mutual understanding, respect for diversity, and steadfast adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter, as stated in a press release received on Saturday.
Ambassador Chowdhury expressed gratitude to the Member States for their constructive engagement and broad support. He urged for renewed collective efforts to promote dialogue over division, cooperation over conflict, and understanding over intolerance.
The resolution, originally adopted in 1999 at Bangladesh's initiative, continues to serve as the United Nations' principal framework for advancing a culture of peace. It endorses values such as respect for diversity, tolerance, solidarity, and non-violence while reinforcing international efforts to prevent conflict, foster peaceful coexistence, and strengthen multilateral cooperation.