Abstract
Peace and satisfaction can be achieved if nations in the world can proceed towards their tar
gets, if they can develop.
Hence, development in its broad sense is the key to peace.
The
author gives an insight why crisis management should be changed for crisis prevention and
how experiences of developed nations could be used for the benefit of less developed nations.
Key words: conflict management, peace, development, United Nations.
1. Introduction (Peace)
tions and regions will better know each other and if
they will come to understand each others problems
Although even not so long ago many considered
and conditions, hostility will give its place to mutual
the UN as unable to act resolutely in crisis situa
understanding and help. In this process a vital ele
tions and some even wanted to dissolve the UN as a
ment is education.
useless and moneyconsuming institution, the war in
Peace and education, knowledge are closely inter
Yugoslavia or the recent war against terrorism
related.
drew again the attention to the important role of
normal human life and activity, without which no
UN in peace activities. Without the active contribu
progress in social, cultural or economic development
tion of UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan it would
can be achieved. Peace is not a passive state, not a
have been impossible to reach an international coor
result of refraining from any activity interfering
dination in settling the Afghan war and in preparing
with other people, nations or countries, but it is the
the plans for Afganistans reconstruction.
There
result of actively learning more and more about
fore, today probably the most important role of the
each other and of reaching a helping hand to those
UN is to promote peace in the world for which it
in need. Learning and accruing our knowledge is
must enhance its international coordination activi
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