Conferences and Meetings:

• SAARC Writers Conference on Peace and Culture in South Asia (New Delhi, India, April 2000)

• International Conference on "Peace, Culture, Human Rights Education for Internatioal Understanding and National Integration (Ahmedabad - Gujurat - India, 1-2 May 2000)

• Meetings with NGOs, associations, Provincial and National Youth Councils working in areas of human rights to develop cooperation with IYCP (Angola, Jan-Feb 2000)

• Seminars on Youth and Violence with National Parliament (Brazil, May 2000)

• Grand debates on the culture of peace: launch at city of Bobo-Dioulasso on theme "Education and culture of peace" (28 Jan 2000); "Culture of Peace: contents and direction" (28 Feb 2000); "Role and involvement of communication in the emergence of a culture of peace and non-violence" (28 Mar 2000); "Democracy and peace in Africa" (5 May 2000) (Burkina Faso)

• Meeting to launch network of Student Ambassadors for Peace in 130 schools (Ndjaména, Central African Republic, Feb 2000)

• Meetings on Education for a Culture of Peace with headmasters, teachers, parents and students to launch ASPNet (Indonesia, 25 April and 13 June 2000)

• Meeting to launch campaign for Manifesto 2000 in Lingala and Kituba languages in presence of 4000 women of NGO MOPAX and involvement of 20 other NGOs (Brazzaville, Congo)

• "Forum Culture de la Paix" and Moderated Round Table Work Shop entitled "Promouvoir la Culture de la Paix: que peuvent les citoyens ?" (8th April 2000) in collaboration with Appel de Cent pour la Paix, Mouvement de la Paix and MRAP (France)

• CCAS follow-up meeting "Séjour Solidaire en Palestine" hosted by BPE/CPP (UNESCO Headquarters, 6th June 2000)

• Participation in Conference "Children and Peace" (Athens and Delphi, Greece, 1-2 June 2000)

• Participation in meeting of social workers of Seine-Saint Denis for culture of peace (France, 28 Jan 2000)

• National roundtable on "Civil Peace and Harmony in Kyrgyzstan" sponsored jointly with the Kyrgyzstan National Commission for UNESCO (Kyrgyzstan, 24 Feb 2000)

• National seminar on "Human rights Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan" in coordination with Centre for Conflict Management (Kazakhstan, 27 Mar 2000)

• Launch of campaign for two million signatures on Manifesto 2000, with participation of UNESCO, Deputy Minister for Culture, Arts and Tourism, and Brahma Kumaris Association (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2 June 2000)

• World Youth Summit, in conjunction with Mexican Youth Institute, including 2000 young people from all over the world (Mexico)

• Peace Forum at World Scout Moot (Mexico, June 2000)

• Press conference at United Nations Information Centre to launch IYCP covered by local and national Urdu and English newspapers and national television (Islamabad, Pakistan, 3 Mar 2000)

• Meeting of UNESCO Chairs for education in human rights and culture of peace (Moscow, Russian Federation, 27 April 2000)

• NGO Conference "Educating for a Culture of Peace" (UN, New York, 17 Jan 2000)

• Conference "Women and the Culture of Peace" (UN, New York, 2 Mar 2000)