United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/56/156
Distr.: General
15 February 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 119 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.2)]
56/156. Human rights and cultural diversity
The General Assembly,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2 and the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as other pertinent human rights instruments,
Recalling also its resolutions 54/160 of 17 December 1999 and 55/91 of
4 December 2000, and recalling further its resolutions 54/113 of 10 December 1999
and 55/23 of 13 November 2000 on the United Nations Year of Dialogue among
Civilizations,
Noting that numerous instruments within the United Nations system promote
cultural diversity, as well as the conservation and development of culture, in
particular the Declaration of the Principles of International Culture Cooperation
proclaimed on 4 November 1966 by the General Conference of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its fourteenth session, 3
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 4
Welcoming the adoption of the Global Agenda for Dialogue among
Civilizations by its resolution 56/6 of 9 November 2001,
Welcoming also the contribution made through the World Conference against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held at
Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, 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, together with its
Action Plan, adopted on 2 November 2001 by the General Conference of the United
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1
Resolution 217 A (III).
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3
See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General
Conference, Fourteenth Session, Paris, 1966, Resolutions.
4
A/56/204 and Add.1.
2
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