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elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and all forms of religious
intolerance,
Welcoming the adoption of the Global Agenda for Dialogue among
Civilizations by its resolution 56/6 of 9 November 2001,
Welcoming also the contribution of the World Conference against Racism,
Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South
Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, the Durban Review Conference, held
in Geneva from 20 to 24 April 2009, and the high-level meeting of the General
Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action, held on 22 September 2011, to the promotion
of respect for cultural diversity,
Welcoming further the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 5 together with its
Action Plan, 6 adopted on 2 November 2001 by the General Conference of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its thirty-first
session, in which member States invited the United Nations system and other
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned to cooperate with
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the
promotion of the principles set forth in the Declaration and its Action Plan with a
view to enhancing the synergy of actions in favour of cultural diversity,
Recalling the Ministerial Meeting on Human Rights and Cultural Diversity of
the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, held in Tehran on 3 and 4 September
2007,
Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated and that the international community must treat human rights globally in
a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, and that,
while the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical,
cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States,
regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect
all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Recognizing that cultural diversity and the pursuit of cultural development by
all peoples and nations are a source of mutual enrichment for the cultural life of
humankind,
Recognizing also the contribution that diverse cultures have been making to
the development and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Taking into account that a culture of peace actively fosters non-violence and
respect for human rights and strengthens solidarity among peoples and nations and
dialogue between cultures,
Recognizing that all cultures and civilizations share a common set of universal
values,
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference,
Thirty-first Session, Paris, 15 October–3 November 2001, vol. 1 and corrigendum, Resolutions, chap. V,
resolution 25, annex I.
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Ibid., annex II.
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