§ Lord Ahmedasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they will take to encourage the public to give practical support to the United Nations International Decade for a Culture of Peace and the United Nations International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World, bearing in mind that both have been endorsed by the United Kingdom. [HL3744]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThe Government have supported "Peace One Day", an NGO which promotes the International Day of Peace each 21 September.
Citizenship classes address the objective of the United Nations International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World, by teaching schoolchildren about human rights, respect for others and by encouraging them to play a full role in civil society.
Additionally the United Kingdom promotes a culture of peace internationally, in accordance with the objectives of the international decades, through support for peacekeeping and peace support operations, which this year have been allocated some £380.3 million and through the Global Conflict Prevention Pools which this financial year have been allocated £74 million for their work.
The Government also support the promotion of the United Nations and its values in the United Kingdom through provision of a grant to the UK branch of the United Nations Association (UNA). The UNA is active in promoting the UN's work on the culture of peace.
percentages 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999–2000 2001 2002 Males 9.3 10.6 11.3 11.8 14.2 13.5 15.2 Females 10.0 10.5 10.4 11.4 12.5 12.2 15.7 Persons 9.6 10.6 10.8 11.6 13.3 12.8 15.5 Notes:
1. Obesity defined by the National Body Mass Index percentile classification (from the 1990 reference population from TJ Cole et al). Children above the 95th percentile of the 1990 reference curve are defined as obese.
2. The 1999 and 2000 datasets were combined due to small sample sizes in each of these years.
Source:
NatCen/UCL. Health Survey for England 2002.