what is importance of peace education

To help us better understand peace education (PE) it is useful to mention 5 principles of this education. According to Harris (2004) these 5 principles are the following: PE explains the roots of violence. PE teaches alternatives to violence. PE adjusts to cover different forms of violence.

Peace education is an essential component of peacebuilding, supporting conflict transformation, community development, and community and individual empowerment. Peace education, as it has emerged for those engaged in the international network of the GCPE, is global in scope yet culturally specific.

Peace education in the 21st century An essential strategy for building lasting peace This report provides an overview of the importance of peace education, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for using it in efforts to bring about lasting global peace.

“In practice, peace education is problem-posing education that attempts to build in every person the universal values and behaviors on which a culture of peace is predicated, including the development of nonviolent conflict resolution skills and a commitment to working together to realize a shared and preferred future.”

Peace education activities promote the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help people either to prevent the occurrence of conflict, resolve conflicts peacefully, or create social conditions conducive to peace. Core values of nonviolence and social justice are central to peace education.

While education for peace has a long history as a tool and strategy for preventing and transforming violent conflicts, this overview seeks to uplift its significance as an essential tool within the UN framework, as well as with nation states, and non-state actors.

Education plays a key role in shaping a peaceful future. Learning plays a transformative role in shaping a peaceful future for all. This is the core message of the new UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development.

The Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development is a non-binding guidance document that focuses on how teaching and learning should evolve in the 21 st century to bring about lasting peace, reaffirm human rights and promote sustainable development in the face of contemporary threats and challenges.

Supporting learners to become ethical, empathetic and respectful human beings, and provide them with knowledge, skills and attitudes that cultivate tolerance, respect, and a shared sense of belonging to one global community, with the ultimate goal of ensuring human rights and peace.

Peace education is the process of acquiring values, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, others, and the natural environment. There are numerous United Nations declarations and resolutions on the importance of peace. [1]