At the same time, there will be provision and support for women who have become victims of any forms of violence, including in the home, workplace and during armed conflicts. Elsewhere, actions to foster democratic participation are equally crucial. Special emphasis will be laid on democratic principles and practices in teaching programmes at all levels of formal, informal and non-informal education. Similarly, public representatives responsible for settling disputes will receive training and see their capacities strengthened. The fight against terrorism, organised crime, corruption as well as production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs and money laundering, insofar as they undermine democracies and impede the fuller development of a culture of peace, is also highlighted.
Measures also aim at advancing understanding, tolerance and solidarity.
Furthermore, there are actions to support participatory communication and the free flow of information and knowledge. The media are therefore key actors in mobilising the popular and political will. Measures include supporting the media in their role, ensuring press freedom, calling on the media for advocacy and dissemination of information on a culture of peace, and promoting mass communication that enables communities to participate in decision-making. The Programme of Action also urges greater efforts to promote information sharing on new communication technologies, including the Internet. Finally, the Programme of Action includes a series of measures dealing with the promotion of international peace and security.