The United Nations General Assembly has adopted Bangladesh’s flagship resolution titled, Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, with an overwhelming cross-regional support by UN member States.

During Friday’s session, the permanent representative of Bangladesh introduced the resolution emphasising the critical importance of nurturing a culture of peace in everyday life, particularly in the context of increasing global challenges and lack of empathy amongst nations.

The resolution was co-sponsored by 96 member States from across the region, said the Bangladesh Mission in a media release on Saturday.

Originally adopted in 1999 at the initiative of Bangladesh, the resolution promotes values such as respect for diversity, tolerance, solidarity and non-violence.

It provides a framework for countries to promote peace through education, dialogue and cooperation.