. EDUCATION FOR PEACE . .
An,article from the Global Campaign for Peace Education
This new study, authored by Dr. Phill Gittins, and commissioned by the Council of Europe, aims to support the statutory bodies within the youth sector of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe (CoE), particularly the Joint Council on Youth, in assessing the need, relevance, and feasibility of developing a Committee of Ministers (CM) Recommendation to the governments of Member States on Peace Education in non-formal learning and youth work.
This document provides an overview of peace education, exploring what it is, why it matters, and how it can be done. It also identifies and describes relevant standards, texts, and initiatives related to peace education and peacebuilding-related activities involving young people, summarising progress made and identifying current gaps.
The document concludes with a proposal that outlines what should be addressed, included, or suggested in the recommendation to build on ongoing efforts and address some of the current gaps, with the goal of improving the recognition, viability, accessibility, delivery, effectiveness, and impacts of peace education initiatives across the 46 Member States of the CoE and beyond.
What is the relation between peace and education?
The feasibility study was commissioned to provide evidence-based answers and arguments to two main questions:
1. Why would such a recommendation be useful, relevant and necessary in the framework of the Council of Europe today?
2. What should the recommendation address, contain or recommend in order to be meaningful and support peacebuilding and peace education with/by young people?
Key Recommendations
° Ensure the equitable and meaningful participation of young people
° Pursue a holistic and comprehensive approach
° Contextualise efforts to local needs while aligning with broader commitments
° Embed peace education across all learning spaces
° Enhance coordination across sectors and levels of society
° Ensure adequate investment to benefit youth, economies, and society as a whole
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