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15. Calls upon the international community to initiate a global dialogue to
promote a culture of tolerance and peace based on respect for human rights and
religious diversity, and urges States, non-governmental organizations, religious
bodies and the print and electronic media to support and promote such a dialogue;
16. Affirms that the Human Rights Council shall promote universal respect
for all religious and cultural values and address instances of intolerance,
discrimination and incitement of hatred against any community or adherents of any
religion;
17. Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
promote and include human rights aspects in the dialogue among civilizations, inter
alia, through:
(a) Integrating them into topical seminars and special debates on the positive
contributions of cultures, as well as religious and cultural diversity, including
through educational programmes, particularly the World Programme for Human
Rights Education proclaimed on 10 December 2004; 4
(b) Collaboration by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights with other relevant international organizations in holding joint
conferences designed to encourage this dialogue and promote understanding of the
universality of human rights and their implementation at various levels;
18. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation
of the present resolution, including on the possible correlation between defamation
of religions and the upsurge in incitement, intolerance and hatred in many parts of
the world, to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session.
81st plenary meeting
19 December 2006
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See resolutions 59/113 A and B.