A/RES/68/170 Freedom of religion or belief further encourages their work in promoting freedom of religion or belief, in highlighting cases of religious intolerance, discrimination and persecution and in promoting religious tolerance; 18. Recommends that States, the United Nations and other actors, including non-governmental organizations and bodies and groups based on religion or belief, in their efforts to promote freedom of religion or belief, ensure the widest possible dissemination of the text of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, in as many different languages as possible, and promote its implementation; 19. Welcomes the work and the interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on freedom of religion or belief; 5 20. Urges all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur, to respond favourably to his requests to visit their countries and to provide all information and follow-up necessary for the effective fulfilment of his mandate; 21. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Special Rapporteur receives the resources necessary to fully discharge his mandate; 22. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session; 23. Decides to consider the question of the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance at its sixty-ninth session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”. 70th plenary meeting 18 December 2013 _______________ 5 6/6 See A/68/290.

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