A/RES/53/243 Page 9 (c) Establishment and strengthening of national institutions and processes that promote and sustain democracy through, inter alia, training and capacity-building of public officials; (d) Strengthening of democratic participation through, inter alia, the provision of electoral assistance upon the request of States concerned and based on relevant United Nations guidelines; (e) Combating of terrorism, organized crime, corruption as well as production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs and money laundering, as they undermine democracies and impede the fuller development of a culture of peace. 14. Actions to advance understanding, tolerance and solidarity: (a) Implement the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance and the Follow-up Plan of Action for the United Nations Year for Tolerance8 (1995); (b) Support activities in the context of the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations in the year 2001; (c) Study further the local or indigenous practices and traditions of dispute settlement and promotion of tolerance with the objective of learning from them; (d) Support actions that foster understanding, tolerance and solidarity throughout society, in particular with vulnerable groups; (e) Further support the attainment of the goals of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People; (f) Support actions that foster tolerance and solidarity with refugees and displaced persons, bearing in mind the objective of facilitating their voluntary return and social integration; (g) Support actions that foster tolerance and solidarity with migrants; (h) Promote increased understanding, tolerance and cooperation among all peoples through, inter alia, appropriate use of new technologies and dissemination of information; (i) Support actions that foster understanding, tolerance, solidarity and cooperation among peoples and within and among nations. 15. Actions to support participatory communication and the free flow of information and knowledge: (a) Support the important role of the media in the promotion of a culture of peace; (b) Ensure freedom of the press and freedom of information and communication; 8 A/51/201, appendix I. /...