Activity 1: Culture of peace

Tick the correct answers

Which of these definitions correspond to a social context ? Tick the best answer.
1. Peace is the state of someone who enjoys inner peace, peace in someone’s soul.
2. Peace is the cessation of hostility between two or several warring parties.
3. Peace is the state of understanding, agreement between citizens, social groups, absence of social fighting, social upheaval.
4. Peace is the state of a group of people who are not quarelling with each other.
5. Peace is the state of calmness of rest to somebody
6. Peace is the state of countries that are not at war. : Fight for peace in the world.
7. Peace is the absence of noise and commotion in a place.
Challenges of a culture of peace are:
1. Building trust and cooperation among peoples and nations
2. Solve conflicts at all costs
3. Learning to peacefully resolve conflicts that may arise between people or between nations, including speech and dialogue, rather than by arms and violence
4. Finding ways to resolve conflicts without violence
5. Promote respect for human rights, tolerance and the practice of conflict resolution and the development of the individual and collectivity
6. Transform values, attitudes and behaviors so that they promote peace and non-violence.
Peace is rooted in the culture of individuals, states and peoples.
1. True
2. False
The culture of peace is characterized by the adoption of values such as the spirit of dialogue, negotiation instead of violence.
1. True
2. False
The culture of peace is innate, it cannot be learned.
1. True
2. False
Peace-building can be impeded by the following factors:
1. absence of dialogue
2. human rights violations ;
3. lack of environmental responsibility ;
4. failure to mainstream the gender dimension ;
5. poor governance ;
6. failure to learn from past experiences ;
7. lack of respect for democratic principles ;
8. insecurity
9. failure to meet basic human needs ;
10. impunity ;
11. poor handling of emergency situations
What is the difference between constraint and challenge? Tick the correct answer.
1. Severity
2. Commitment
Among the following strategies proposed in the course, mark those who can be implemented by everybody.
1. Establishment of equal justice for all citizens
2. Providing support for organisations working to promote peace such as national and international non-governmental organisations and associations as well as United Nations agencies
3. Strengthening of national democratic institutions and respect for ratified international conventions
4. Compliance with laws and regulations
5. Ecological protection for the sustainability of relations between human beings and their environment
6. Teaching of skills and knowledge as a means of promoting support for peace and negotiation skills to ensure a harmonious life for oneself and peaceful co-existence with others
7. Promotion of human rights.