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The General
Conference,
Recalling that
Unesco was founded immediately after the Second World War to contribute
to the maintenance of peace through education, science and culture,
Considering
that the
Preamble to Unesco's Constitution affirms clearly that since 'wars begin
in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace
must be constructed',
Considering
further that
peace, which is a pre-condition for strengthening 'the intellectual and
moral solidarity of humankind', can be guaranteed only by equal dignity
for all peoples and respect for life and for human rights,
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Is also of the opinion
that peace is essential to material progress
and economic and social development and to the full realization and
promotion of democratic values in the world in general;
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Appreciates
the declaration issued at the end of the Yamoussoukro
Congress on Peace held in Côte d'Ivoire from 26 June to lst
July 1989 and organized on the initiative of Unesco and of the Félix
Houphouët-Boigny International Foundation for Peace;
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Endorses
the proposal made by the Director-General at the
Yamoussoukro Congress to institute a peace prize financed wholly by
extra-budgetary funds, to be named after President Félix Houphouët-Boigny,
the doyen of African Heads of State and a tireless advocate of peace,
concord, fellowship and dialogue to solve all conflicts both within and
between States;
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Decides
that the prize will be awarded each year by an
international jury, for the purpose of encouraging individuals, bodies or
institutions that have made a significant contribution to promoting,
seeking, safeguarding or maintaining peace through education, science and
culture.
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(1)
Resolution
adopted
on the report of Commission V at the thirty-first plenary meeting, on 15
November 1989. |
