This paper indicates that despite humans being socialised creatures whose survival depends mostly on interaction with other humans, several challenges, conflicts and tensions have arisen amongst them during history, which have several times led to the destruction of civilisations. In the third millennium we want to establish a new way of life, a culture of peace, in which everyone has the right to enjoy a respectful and responsive environment, an environment that recognises people’s diversity and differences, their right to choose their life style, and that emphasises purposeful co-operation between different parties. In this culture, we belong to one another so that our larger society (the globe), through its expanded cultural mechanism, will direct and guide us in a right pathway. If peace is a desirable value and enjoying it is the right of everyone, its promotion is a responsibility of all, both individually and collectively. In this regard we can demand that educational institutions in general and educators and teachers in particular, who equip the next generation with a deep understanding and knowledge and positive personal and social characteristics, make a greater commitment to the promotion of peace. This means increasing self-awareness, fostering a deep understanding of other people and respect for their diversity, and emphasising mutual social and cultural interaction.
