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DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 23rd SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WFUCA
CERRETO GUIDI AND VINCI. TUSCANY, ITALY
4th of March 2004

We, the undersigned participants, coming from the five Regions of the world, gathered for the 23rd Session of the Executive Board of WFUCA and the events organized by the Italian Federation and the Vinci UNESCO Club, from 28th of February to 3rd of March 2004, at the areas of Cerreto Guidi and Vinci, Tuscany, Italy, declare :

AS THE MEMBERS OF AN NGO ASOCIATED TO UNESCO, THAT :

Having in mind that a sustainable peace cannot be based except on intellectual and moral solidarity of human kind, giving to our involvement its full ethical value;
Giving our full agreement to the Millennium Declaration adopted by the United Nations;
Persuaded of the necessity to fulfil the objectives of Education for all adopted during the World Forum of Dakar;
Underlining the importance to go from a culture of war and violence towards a culture of peace;
Strongly decided to overcome a new border allowing to go from a society of information to a society of knowledge;
Stressing the importance of sensitizing local, national and international authorities and institutions, the private sector and the civil society on UNESCO's ideals ;

We reaffirm that the significant growth of our movement, and the involvement of the 5000 UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations in carrying out a range of activities with grassroots initiative in UNESCO's fields of competence, can let the World Federation to overcome the new challenges in the world and in our Movement.

AS AN INTERNATIONAL NGO :

Taking into account the History of the World Federation since 1981 and the developments and trends in the world and in our Movement;
Stressing the necessity to reshape our Movement respecting our Constitution as renewed according to the necessary amendments foreseen by the Resolution adopted by the 6th Congress, and face the current priorities;
Welcoming in internal transparency and democratic dialogue any suggestion allowing to strengthen our Movement and its impact;
Strongly decided to constructing the defences of peace in the minds of youth in order to protect the future generations from the blight of war, drugs, illness, hunger and any kind of injustice;

We express our warm thanks to all those who gave us the opportunity to precise the projects of action, activities and meetings of our Clubs or Federation at grassroots level.

AS A "MOVEMENT IN MOVEMENT":

From the perspective of the Resolutions adopted during the 6th Congress in Limassol (Cyprus, September 2003), we are strongly decided to continue our action and :

Correct the unfair asymmetries of our world, the unacceptable inequalities scorning the human dignity;
Fight against ignorance, poverty misery and humiliation, as denials of the Human Rights;
Strengthen our efforts in order to create innovating partnerships which will become active ranges of solidarity;
Respect the "Other" and promote the dialogue that mutual understanding, reconciliation and sustainable peace;
Promote the cultural diversity, of which WFUCA is an alive story.

We wish, according to the decisions adopted in Vinci and Cerreto Guidi and to the projects of activities and meetings foreseen for 2004 - 2005, by our Members at a local, national, regional or international level :

A world free of hatred and war, where ideals of peace, goodwill, cooperation and mutual respect form the basis of the relations among peoples;
A strong, independent and united movement to fulfil its aims and objectives, where the 5000 UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations represent efficient bridges for the promotion and implementation of UNESCO's ideals at a grassroots level.

George CHRISTOPHIDES
President of WFUCA

Marialuisa STRINGA
President of the Italian Federation of Centres UNESCO Clubs,
Adviser of WFUCA

Marceline COOPER
(Trinidad and Tobago)
Vice President for Caribbean and Latin America

Rachid BEN SLAMA
(Tunisia)
Vice President for the Arab Region,

Gayweth DAUGHAR
(Ivory Coast)
Vice President for Africa,

Eduard GESHEV
(Bulgaria)
Vice President for Europe,

Xuan Thang NGUYEN
(Vietnam)
Vice President for Asia and the Pacific,

Patrick GALLAUD
Secretary General of WFUCA

Yuri BORISSIKHIN
Treasurer of WFUCA

Jolanta ROSTWOROWSKA
(Poland)
Member for Europe,

Beatriz BOSIO
(Paraguay)
Member for Caribbean and Latin America,

Fidèle KANYUGU
(Burundi)
Member for Africa,

Bamba SOKPO
Auditor OF WFUCA

Akouchi AOUASSO
(Ivory Coast)
Alternate

Rajan TRIPATHI
(Nepal)
Alternate,

José Miguel GARCIA
Alternate Treasurer

Barbara BARRY de LONGCHAMP
Honorary Member of WFUCA

Anne WILLINGS GRINDA
Honorary Member of WFUCA

Janine MARIN
Jan de BOSH KEMPER
Advisers of WFUCA

Albert RUTTER
(Malta)
Partner of the Executive Board of WFUCA,

Gabriel CALLEJON
J. Antonio VERA CASARES
(Spain)
Observers

Julia AVERINA
(Russia)
Assistant of Yuri BORISSIKHIN,


CONFLUENCES		23rd SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WFUCA
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		DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 23rd SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WFUCA CERRETO GUIDI AND VINCI. TUSCANY, ITALY 4th of March 2004 We, the undersigned participants, coming from the five Regions of the world, gathered for the 23rd Session of the Executive Board of WFUCA and the events organized by the Italian Federation and the Vinci UNESCO Club, from 28th of February to 3rd of March 2004, at the areas of Cerreto Guidi and Vinci, Tuscany, Italy, declare : AS THE MEMBERS OF AN NGO ASOCIATED TO UNESCO, THAT : Having in mind that a sustainable peace cannot be based except on intellectual and moral solidarity of human kind, giving to our involvement its full ethical value; Giving our full agreement to the Millennium Declaration adopted by the United Nations; Persuaded of the necessity to fulfil the objectives of Education for all adopted during the World Forum of Dakar; Underlining the importance to go from a culture of war and violence towards a culture of peace; Strongly decided to overcome a new border allowing to go from a society of information to a society of knowledge; Stressing the importance of sensitizing local, national and international authorities and institutions, the private sector and the civil society on UNESCO's ideals ; We reaffirm that the significant growth of our movement, and the involvement of the 5000 UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations in carrying out a range of activities with grassroots initiative in UNESCO's fields of competence, can let the World Federation to overcome the new challenges in the world and in our Movement. AS AN INTERNATIONAL NGO : Taking into account the History of the World Federation since 1981 and the developments and trends in the world and in our Movement; Stressing the necessity to reshape our Movement respecting our Constitution as renewed according to the necessary amendments foreseen by the Resolution adopted by the 6th Congress, and face the current priorities; Welcoming in internal transparency and democratic dialogue any suggestion allowing to strengthen our Movement and its impact; Strongly decided to constructing the defences of peace in the minds of youth in order to protect the future generations from the blight of war, drugs, illness, hunger and any kind of injustice; We express our warm thanks to all those who gave us the opportunity to precise the projects of action, activities and meetings of our Clubs or Federation at grassroots level. AS A "MOVEMENT IN MOVEMENT": From the perspective of the Resolutions adopted during the 6th Congress in Limassol (Cyprus, September 2003), we are strongly decided to continue our action and : Correct the unfair asymmetries of our world, the unacceptable inequalities scorning the human dignity; Fight against ignorance, poverty misery and humiliation, as denials of the Human Rights; Strengthen our efforts in order to create innovating partnerships which will become active ranges of solidarity; Respect the "Other" and promote the dialogue that mutual understanding, reconciliation and sustainable peace; Promote the cultural diversity, of which WFUCA is an alive story. We wish, according to the decisions adopted in Vinci and Cerreto Guidi and to the projects of activities and meetings foreseen for 2004 - 2005, by our Members at a local, national, regional or international level : A world free of hatred and war, where ideals of peace, goodwill, cooperation and mutual respect form the basis of the relations among peoples; A strong, independent and united movement to fulfil its aims and objectives, where the 5000 UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations represent efficient bridges for the promotion and implementation of UNESCO's ideals at a grassroots level. George CHRISTOPHIDES President of WFUCA Marialuisa STRINGA President of the Italian Federation of Centres UNESCO Clubs, Adviser of WFUCA Marceline COOPER (Trinidad and Tobago) Vice President for Caribbean and Latin America Rachid BEN SLAMA (Tunisia) Vice President for the Arab Region, Gayweth DAUGHAR (Ivory Coast) Vice President for Africa, Eduard GESHEV (Bulgaria) Vice President for Europe, Xuan Thang NGUYEN (Vietnam) Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, Patrick GALLAUD Secretary General of WFUCA Yuri BORISSIKHIN Treasurer of WFUCA Jolanta ROSTWOROWSKA (Poland) Member for Europe, Beatriz BOSIO (Paraguay) Member for Caribbean and Latin America, Fidèle KANYUGU (Burundi) Member for Africa, Bamba SOKPO Auditor OF WFUCA Akouchi AOUASSO (Ivory Coast) Alternate Rajan TRIPATHI (Nepal) Alternate, José Miguel GARCIA Alternate Treasurer Barbara BARRY de LONGCHAMP Honorary Member of WFUCA Anne WILLINGS GRINDA Honorary Member of WFUCA Janine MARIN Jan de BOSH KEMPER Advisers of WFUCA Albert RUTTER (Malta) Partner of the Executive Board of WFUCA, Gabriel CALLEJON J. Antonio VERA CASARES (Spain) Observers Julia AVERINA (Russia) Assistant of Yuri BORISSIKHIN,
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