The Madrid Commitment for peaceful societies

1.     Defending peace in the face of war.
2.     Encouraging governments to create, implement and supervise a national plan of action for the prevention of violence, in close collaboration with local governments.
3.     Implementing mechanisms that bring about an end to corruption.
4.     Producing local plans of action in order to confront urban violence and educate people in coexistence and peace, which implies:
        a.      Performing an analysis of city violence, which is carried out jointly with other city actors.
        b.      Analyzing the causes of violence.
        c.      Drawing up specific programmes to tackle education, mediation and non-violent conflict resolution.
        d.      Providing the necessary instruments and economic and human resources for the implementation of local public policy in this field.
5.     Fostering local equality policies.
6.     Fostering caregiving policies.
7.     Promoting instruments for mediation and social dialogue.
8.     Establishing programmes to tackle urban violence without focusing solely on prosecution and punishment, but on the other hand delving into the root causes of all types of violence, making it possible to develop instruments to integrate prevention through social and educational policies.
9.     Championing initiatives that promote coexistence, respect and diversity.