E/CN.4/2002/73 page 41 Appendix Final Document of the International Consultative Conference on School Education in Relation to Freedom of Religion or Belief, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination The Conference, meeting in Madrid from 23 to 25 November 2001 on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief adopted by the General Assembly on 25 November 1981, (a) Considering the recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world and all human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent; (b) Recalling the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, which recognize the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief1 and call for understanding, respect, tolerance and non-discrimination; (c) Noting that serious instances of intolerance and discrimination occur in many parts of the world threatening the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief; (d) Reaffirming the call of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights upon all Governments to take all appropriate measures in compliance with their international obligations and with due regard to their respective legal systems to counter intolerance and related violence based on religion or belief; (e) Considering that it is essential to promote the right to freedom of religion or belief and to refrain from using religions or beliefs for purposes incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations and applicable United Nations texts as well as work to ensure respect of the principles and objectives of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief; (f) Convinced of the need of a human rights education which condemns and seeks to prevent all forms of violence based on hatred and intolerance, in relation with freedom of religion or belief; 1 With understanding that freedom of religion or belief includes theistic, non-theistic and atheistic beliefs, as well as the right not to profess any religion or belief.