A/HRC/43/48/Add.1 discrimination policy at municipal levels; 23 and programmes that engage new arrivals, 24 including young people,25 as they adjust to circumstances that will ultimately shape their experiences and identities.26 31. Online tools and training courses have been developed for students and teachers to tackle discrimination facing students.27 Myriad programmes and events have been launched, aimed at fostering dialogue and trust between the State and religious or belief communities at the national and local levels; 28 fostering safe places for the manifestation of religious beliefs; and raising awareness about discrimination. 29 In addition, initiatives for combating discrimination involving religion or belief through the fostering of empathy and literacy about the different religions that inform the values and experiences of all Dutch people are being promoted 30 among religious actors and local officials working in multireligious contexts. The Building Bridges programme, which endeavours to establish local networks of religious community members to work on solving tensions between religious and belief communities in the country, has led to local interfaith cooperation in Enschede and Leeuwarden on tackling common issues facing religious and belief communities in the country. In 2019, the Government decided to extend this programme to other municipalities. 32. A strong civil society has also advanced numerous grass-roots initiatives for fostering trust and inclusivity among and between religious and belief communities in the country. Initiatives like the Security Pact Against Discrimination, 31 aimed at fostering solidarity among communities in the aftermath of incidents aimed at inciting hostility, discrimination and violence, have been integral to combating the fear, frustration and humiliation endured by these groups. V. Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief 33. The provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1981, are being implemented in the Netherlands by way of the above-mentioned laws, policies, programmes and practices being advanced by the Government and civil society. Like many mature democracies, however, the Netherlands is working to achieve a learning curve generated by new challenges posed by periodic demographic shifts and the accompanying political, social and economic pressures engendered by these changes. Central to a preponderance of the challenges facing the Government’s capacity to effectively promote and protect the full enjoyment by everyone of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief is the manifestation of discriminatory attitudes 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 See https://kennisopenbaarbestuur.nl/media/255636/handreiking-antidiscriminatiebeleidgemeenten.pdf and www.kis.nl/. See http://dander.nl/welkom-in-mijn-wijk/. See www.kis.nl/jongeren-weerbaar-een-overzichtspagina and www.mindmix.nl/index.php?content=openyourmind. See https://controlealtdelete.nl/tools. See www.zeteenstreepdoordiscriminatie.nl/wie-doen-mee/campagne-onderwijs#_blank. In 2017, the Consultative Council of Turks in the Netherlands led work to decrease prejudice and stereotyping and strengthen Turkish and Jewish community relations. The Levensbeschouwing Religion Platform provides a crucial space for deepening respect and understanding between members of the public from different religious and philosophical life stances. See https://platformgroningen.nl/. The 2015–2018 Cross-Out Discrimination campaign encouraged local anti-discrimination engagement and generated websites for reporting discrimination (discriminatie.nl) and for providing steps to tackle discrimination (zeteenstreepdoordiscriminatie.nl). The Government, for example, consulted soccer associations, local authorities, police officials and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with the Anne Frank Foundation, in its development of strategies for countering antisemitic chanting, salutes and other behaviour directed against religious groups during soccer matches, and supports programmes that promote religious literacy. See for example, Janene Peters (NL Times), “Extra security at Amsterdam mosque after Quebec shooting”, 3 February 2017. 9