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Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are threatened by violence and conflict. Besides its tragic human costs, conflict destroys the prospects of development and frustrates effective action to reduce poverty and hunger, disease and illiteracy. The prevention of violence and conflict and theadvancement of tolerance and human rights are critical to improving the lives of millions and to building the foundations of a peaceful and secure world. In this perspective, the role of education, particularly of public education, is of central importance in mobilizing public support in the building of peace and the promotion of tolerance and human rights.