A/RES/70/158
Freedom of religion or belief
16. Stresses the importance of a continued and strengthened dialogue in all its
forms, including among and within religions or beliefs, and with broader participation,
including of women, to promote greater tolerance, respect and mutual understanding,
and welcomes different initiatives in this regard, including the Alliance of
Civilizations initiative and the programmes led by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization;
17. Welcomes and encourages the continuing efforts of all actors in society,
including non-governmental organizations and bodies and groups based on religion or
belief, to promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All
Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, 5 and 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. Takes note with appreciation of the work and the interim report of the
Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on freedom of religion or belief on
the rights of the child and his or her parents in the area of freedom of religion or
belief, 6 and encourages States to consider addressing violations and abuses
highlighted in the interim report, including the forcible abduction and con version of
children from religious minorities;
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 seventy-first session;
23. Decides to consider the question of the elimination of all forms of religious
intolerance at its seventy-first session under the item entitled “Promotion and
protection of human rights”.
80th plenary meeting
17 December 2015
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Resolution 36/55.
See A/70/286.