A/RES/73/300 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 June 2019 Seventy-third session Agenda item 15 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 June 2019 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/73/L.92 and A/73/L.92/Add.1)] 73/300. International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice The General Assembly, Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the achievement of international cooperation in the economic, social and cultural fields, Reaffirming also the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, adopted on 2 November 2001 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1 including its appeal for greater solidarity on the basis of recognition of cultural diversity, of awareness of the unit y of humankind and of the development of intercultural exchanges, Reaffirming further the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2 which addresses the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, in particular the right to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs, including the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature, Recognizing the importance of facilitating indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, which may be achieved by, inter alia, the recognition of their traditions, Mindful that the celebration of the solstice, as the embodiment of the unity of cultural heritage and centuries-long traditions, plays a significant role in strengthening the ties among peoples on the basis of mutual respect and the ideals of peace and good-neighbourliness, __________________ 1 2 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference, Thirty-first Session, Paris, 15 October–3 November 2001, vol. 1 and corrigendum, Resolutions, sect. V, resolution 25, annex I. Resolution 61/295, annex. 19-10297 (E) 250619 *1910297*