United Nations 2005 Resolution
- Freedom of expression, media pluralism, multilingualism, equal access to art and to scientific and technological knowledge, including in digital form, and the possibility for all cultures to have access to the means of expression and dissemination are the guarantees of cultural diversity, and in ensuring the free flow of ideas by word and image, care should be exercised that all cultures can express themselves and make themselves known.
- The respect for the diversity of religions and cultures, tolerance, dialogue and cooperation in a climate of mutual trust and understanding can contribute to the combating of ideologies and practices based on discrimination, intolerance, and hatred and help to reinforce world peace, social justice and friendship among peoples.
- It is important for all people and nations to hold, develop and preserve their cultural heritage and traditions in a national and international atmosphere of peace, tolerance and mutual respect.
- It is important that governments promote, including through education, understanding, tolerance and friendship among human beings in all their diversity of religions, belief, culture and language, which will address the cultural, social, economic, political and religious sources of intolerance, and to apply a gender perspective while doing so, in order to promote understanding, tolerance, peace and friendly relations among nations and all racial and religious groups, recognizing that education at all levels is one of the principal means to build a culture of peace.
- Interreligious dialogue and understanding, including the awareness of differences and commonalities among peoples and civilizations, contributes to the peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes and reduce the potential for animosity, clashes and even violence.
- It is important at all levels of society and among nations, to strengthen freedom, justice, democracy, tolerance, solidarity, cooperation, pluralism, respect for diversity of culture and religion or belief, dialogue and understanding, which are important elements for peace, and convinced that the guiding principles of democratic society need to be actively promoted by the international community.
- Urges States, in compliance with their international obligations, to take all necessary action to combat incitement to or acts of violence, intimidation and coercion motivated by hatred and intolerance based on culture, religion, belief, which may cause discord and disharmony within and among societies.
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