A/HRC/RES/57/24 Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training and other relevant international instruments, Recognizing the critical importance of an inclusive and equitable quality education and noting that education systems should nurture cultural diversity with a view to protecting cultural rights and fostering mutual understanding, respect for diversity and tolerance, Noting that education systems and educational institutions have an important role and responsibility in addressing and eliminating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Acknowledging that the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action recognizes that education at all levels and all ages, including within the family, in particular human rights education, is a key to changing attitudes and behaviour based on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and to promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in societies, and affirms that such education is a determining factor in the promotion, dissemination and protection of the democratic values of justice and equity, which are essential to prevent and combat the spread of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Recognizing that the eradication of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance is a key driver in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Recognizing also the importance of freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information, and the fundamental role of education and other active policies in the promotion of tolerance and respect for others and in the construction of pluralistic and inclusive societies, Recognizing further the important role played by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in relation to education against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular the Routes of Enslaved Peoples: Resistance, Liberty and Heritage Programme, the thirtieth anniversary of which is celebrated in 2024, Encouraging all States, in cooperation with the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other relevant international organizations, to initiate and develop cultural and educational programmes aimed at countering racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to ensure respect for the dignity and worth of all human beings and to enhance mutual understanding among all cultures and civilizations, Welcoming the efforts made by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and recalling the recommendations contained in previous United Nations reports on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and the efforts made by, inter alia, the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, the Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent and other special procedures, Affirming that the realization of the right to education, including for Africans and people of African descent, Asians and persons of Asian descent, Indigenous Peoples, migrants, refugees, persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, including, but not limited to, Roma, women and girls and persons with disabilities, contributes to the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and the right to development, to the eradication of poverty and to the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Recognizing that all States have the potential to expand their investment in inclusive and equitable quality education, which contributes to the fulfilment of their obligations regarding the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, Recognizing also that new and emerging digital technologies have the potential to facilitate efforts to accelerate human progress, to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including economic, social and cultural rights, and to bridge all digital 2