The Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice in the 21st Century was the principal outcome of The Hague Appeal for Peace Conference which took place May 11-15, 1999. The document is organized around 4 main themes and offers 50 areas for international action:
Root Causes of War/Culture of Peace
- Educate for Peace, Human Rights, and Democracy
- Counter the Adverse Effect of Globalization
- Advance the Sustainable and Equitable Use of Environmental Resources
- Eradicate Colonialism and Neocolonialism
- Eliminate Racial, Ethnic, Religious, and Gender Intolerance
- Promote Gender Justice
- Protect and Respect Children and Youth
- Promote International Democracy and Just Global Governance
- Proclaim Active Non-Violence
- Eliminate Communal Violence at the Local Level
- Enlist World Religions in Transforming the Culture of Violence into a Culture of Peace and Justice
International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law and Institutions
- Advance the Global Campaign for the Establishment of the International Criminal Court
- Encourage Close Cooperation Between the Converging Fields of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
- Reinforce Support for the International Tribunals
- Enforce Universal Jurisdiction for Universal Crimes Building Upon the Pinochet Precedent
- Reform and Expand the Role of the International Court of Justice in the Context of a More Comprehensive System of Global Justice
- Strengthen Protection of and Provide Reparation for the Victims of Armed Conflict
- End Violence Against Women in Times of Armed Conflict
- Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
- Help Victims to Hold Abusers Accountable Under International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
- Protect Human Rights Defenders, Humanitarian Workers, and Whistle-blowers
- Train Grassroots Organizations to Use National, Regional, and International Mechanisms in the Enforcement of International Law
- Provide Increased Knowledge, Teaching and Understanding of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
- Integrate Human Rights Protections into Conflict Prevention, Resolution and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
- Build Upon the Successes and Failures of Truth Commissions and Political Amnesties
- Establish a Universal and Effective System of Habeas Corpus
- Subject War-making to Democratic Controls
Prevention, Resolution, and Transformation of Violent Conflict
- Strengthen Local Capacities
- Strengthen the United Nation's Capacity to Maintain Peace
- Prioritize Early Warning and Early Response
- Promote the Training of Civilian Police Professionals
- Refine the Use of Sanctions
- Strengthen Mechanisms for Humanitarian Intervention
- Engender Peace Building
- Empower Young People
- Support Unrepresented Peoples' Rights to Self-Determination
- Strengthen Coalition-Building Between Civil Society Organizations
- Strengthen Regional and Sub-Regional Capacities for Peace
- Mainstream Multi-Track Diplomacy
- Utilize the Media as a Protective Tool for Peacebuilding
- Promote the Conflict Impact Assessment of Policies
Disarmament and Human Security
- Implement a Global Plan to Prevent War
- Demilitarize the Global Economy by Reducing Military Budgets and Shifting Resources Toward Human Security Programs
- Negotiate and Ratify an International Treaty to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
- Prevent Proliferation and Use of Conventional Weapons, Including Light Weapons, Small Arms and Guns, and Safeguard Personal Security
- Ratify and Implement the Landmine Ban Treaty
- Prevent the Development and Use of New Weapons and New Military Techniques, Including a Ban on Depleted Uranium and the Deployment of Weapons in Space
- Encourage the Universal Adherence to and Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Hold States and Corporations Accountable for the Impact of Military Production, Testing, and Use on the Environment and Health
- Build a Civil Movement for the Abolition of War
The Hague Conference launched seven key initiatives:
- International Action Network on Small Arms
- Global Campaign for Peace Education
- Global Ratification Campaign for the
- International Criminal Court
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines
- Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
- Global Action to Prevent War
- Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
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