A/RES/70/156 United Nations Distr.: General 3 March 2016 General Assembly Seventieth session Agenda item 72 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015 [on the report of the Third Committee A/70/489/Add.2)] 70/156. Human rights and cultural diversity The General Assembly, Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as other pertinent human rights instruments, Recalling also its resolutions 54/160 of 17 December 1999, 55/91 of 4 December 2000, 57/204 of 18 December 2002, 58/167 of 22 December 2003, 60/167 of 16 December 2005, 62/155 of 18 December 2007, 64/174 of 18 December 2009, 66/154 of 19 December 2011 and 68/159 of 18 December 2013, and recalling further its resolutions 54/113 of 10 December 1999, 55/23 of 13 November 2000 and 60/4 of 20 October 2005 concerning the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, Noting that numerous instruments within the United Nations system promote cultural diversity, as well as the conservation and development of culture, in particular the Declaration of the Principles of International Culture Cooperation proclaimed on 4 November 1966 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its fourteenth session, 3 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 4 which highlighted the importance of preserving and protecting a rich cultural diversity and reflected different experiences and perspectives in this regard, Recalling that, as stated in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, contained in the annex to its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, States have the duty to cooperate with one another, irrespective of the differences in their political, economic and social systems, in the various spheres of international relations, in the promotion of unive rsal respect for and _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference, Fourteenth Session, Paris, 1966, Resolutions. 4 A/70/167. 2 15-16910 (E) *1516910* Please recycle