Decade to Overcome Violence
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The Decade to Overcome Violence: Churches Seeking Reconciliation and Peace 2001 – 2010 (DOV) is an initiative of the World Council of Churches
. It was decided by the 8th General Assembly in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1998 and runs parallel to the United Nations
' Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
. The DOV works with the data provided by the World Health Organization
in its 2002 World Report on Health and Violence.
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
. It was decided by the 8th General Assembly in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1998 and runs parallel to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
' Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World...
. The DOV works with the data provided by the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
in its 2002 World Report on Health and Violence.