• January 1 - New Year's Message of Director-General Matsuura in English and French, giving priority to the signatures on the Manifesto
• January 1 - Messages to launch the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World by UNESCO Director-General Matsuura in English and French (with mention of IYCP and Manifesto) and by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in English, French and Spanish
+ January - Culture of Peace in the Preparation of the draft Programme and Budget for 2002-2003 (document 31 C/5)
• January - New design for CPNN (Culture of Peace News Network) with revised guidelines for CPNN partner sites (by David Adams with Di Bretherton and Takehiko Ito)
+ January to March - Trying without success to get a permanent staffing post for Liselotte Andersen
+ January to May - Development of an Australian site of the Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN) by Di Bretherton
+ January 5 - Note about Honduras "Book of Gold"
+ January 12-13 - Meeting of European Youth organized by Confederation Europeenne des Anciens Combattants: participation of David Adams as Director of International Year for the Culture of Peace
+ January 22-24 - Conference of the Asian Parliaments for Peace which praised the achievements of UNESCO in the promotion of a Culture of Peace, especially in the framework of the "International Year for the Culture of Peace"
+ January 25 - UNESCO memo: Coordination du Projet Transdisciplinaire "Vers une Culture de la paix"
+ January 29 - Meeting of the UNESCO NGO Committee for the UN Decade for the Culture of Peace
+ January 31 - Speech of Director-General Koichiro Matsuura to the international symposium "Reforming the United Nations to give peace a chance" held at the French National Assembly in which he mentions the IYCP and Culture of Peace Decade
• February - Three project proposals for UNESCO Programme and Budget 2002-2003:
• Interactive internet system for high quality educational materials and best practices in all domains of culture of peace
• Innovative information system to integrate partners in UNESCO's programmes
• Moderated information exchange network for peace and non-violence
+ February 1 - Speech of Director-General Koichiro Matsuura for the Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize to the Saint Egidio Community
+ February 5 - Memo from the German National Commission about their activities for the Culture of Peace Decade and UNESCO response
+ February 5 - Letter of appreciation to the Japanese National Commission for their celebration of the Culture of Peace Decade
+ February 5 - Memo to UNESCO Communication Sector soliciting their advice for Intersectoral ICT project
+ February 12 - Letter of invitation from the Kazan (Russia) Institute for the Culture of Peace and its Rector, Engel Tagirov
+ February 15 - Letter from the Asian/Pacific Copublication Programme requesting a message to be included in their picture book on culture of peace
+ February 15-16 - Conference by the Japan Institute of International Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Conflicts in Africa and a Culture of Peace and Coexistence"
+ February 15 and 22 - Letter from UNESCO Brazil and response from IYCP Unit: What to do with boxes of 15 million signatures on the Manifesto 2000
• February 26-27 - Report of the High-Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) of the United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC): point C (d) on United Nations Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, along with briefing submitted by UNESCO
+ February 27 - Celebration de la Journee internationale de la Paix au Maroc in the context of the Culture of Peace Decade
• March 2 - Conference "Culture of Peace in Russia - Results and Perspectives - Mission report of Adams dated 11 April along with programs in English and Russian
+ March 8 - Memo suggesting link of Culture of Peace Decade to International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
+ March 15 - Brief for official visit of Director General to Nambia with description of activities carried out in that country for the IYCP
• March 15 - Table showing participation of National Commissions in the International Year for the Culture of Peace
+ March 19 - Note sent to Russian National Commission suggesting they call for a meeting about the Decade with all National Commissions to mobilize for the Culture of Peace Decade
+ March 19 - Update of Model Partnership Agreement for CPNN Internet Moderated Information Exchange Network
+ March 27 - Letter from Ahmed Sayyad, UNESCO Director of External Relations to the Emirates National Commission for UNESCO about the International Seminar on "The Culture of Peace and the Arab Issues"
+ March 28 - Letter from the Director-General to the mayor of Madrid recognizing his initiatives for the culture of peace
+ March 31 - Proposal for a joint statement by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of UNESCO marking the beginning of the international decade for a culture of peace (It cannot be verified if this was ever published)
+ April 2 - Application by Toh Swee Hin for the position of Director of the UNESCO Division for the Promotion of Quality Education based on his extensive participation in UNESCO initiatives for the culture of peace
+ April 2 - Letter and message to the Conference entitled "The Child: a Victim of War and a Messenger of Peace", to be held in Athens 24-25 May 2001
• April 6 - Newsletter entries on IYCP Website from 65 International Organizations and National Focal Points in 103 countries (National Commissions or UNESCO offices). Note that newsletter articles from National Focal Points in 32 other countries are included in the information from the launch of the IYCP on 14 September 1999
+ April 6 - Letter from Ahmed Sayyad, UNESCO Director of External Relations to the President of the Commission of Peace of Guatemala responding to their announcement of a meeting in the context of the Culture of Peace Decade
+ April 17 - Note prepared for UNESCO Director-General and Assistant Director-Generals on "The Culture of Peace as UNESCO's Mandate"
• + April 19 - 161 EX/17: Document for 161st meeting of UNESCO Executive Board: Report on the progress made by UNESCO in the implementation of the programme of action on a culture of peace and on cooperation with the United Nations system in this field along with version in French and notes on the Board debate and memos beginning in December 2000 for preparation of the report
• May - Pages from the IYCP, IYCPTEC and Manifesto 2000 Websites for the International Year for the Culture of Peace as they have been updated for the Decade
• May - Breakdown list of signatures on Manifesto 2000 from countries with more than 100,000
+ May 16 - Mouvement mondial pour une culture de la paix et de la non-violence: a text prepared by Enzo Fazzino and Liselotte Andersen
June - The Culture of Peace News Network
+ June 11 - Memo from Jay Kyazze, Director of the New York Office, requesting that David Adams be engaged on a one-dollar contract to work with them on the Culture of Peace Decade (Note: this initiative was blocked by Hans D'Orville at UNESCO, who wrote a memo to the New York office demanding that I not be allowed to enter that office. Director Kyazze responded by putting my name on a mailbox in the office and inviting me to come whenever I wanted)
+ June 18-19 - Partipation of David Adams and Enzo Fazzino in The First International Workshop on the World Culture of Peace Index held in Seoul Korea: Workshop program and preparatory correspondence beginning in January
+ June 21 - Letter from Martin Hadlow of the UNESCO Communication Sector to Maria-Trinidad Herrero, coordinator of the Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN) site in Murcia Spain); explaining that following the retirement of David Adams, he is now responsible at UNESCO for CPNN
+ June 23 - Letter to R.P. Perera, head of the UNESCO Office in Delhi supporting the initiative of Ajeet Cour bringing together writers from South Asia to promote a culture of peace
• September 13 - A-56-349: Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World in English, French and Spanish.
• November 13 - A-56-5: Resolution of the General Assembly on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World in English, French and Spanish
• December 15 - Plan of Action for the International Decade for a Culture of Peace adopted by the International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in English and French.