A/RES/75/309
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
22 July 2021
Seventy-fifth session
Agenda item 15
Culture of peace
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 21 July 2021
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/75/L.115 and A/75/L.115/Add.1)]
75/309.
Promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance
in countering hate speech
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the commitment made by all Member States under the Charter of
the United Nations to promote and encourage universal respect for and observance of
all human rights and fundamental freedoms without distinction as to, inter ali a,
religion or belief,
Recalling article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1
article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2 and other relevant human
rights provisions,
Recalling also its resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981, by which it
proclaimed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of
Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief,
Recognizing the importance of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a
Culture of Peace, 3 which serve as the universal mandate for the international
community, particularly the United Nations system, for the promotion of a culture of
peace and non-violence that benefits humanity, in particular future generations,
Reaffirming the obligation of Member States to prohibit discrimination and
violence on the basis of religion or belief and to implement measures to guarantee the
equal and effective protection of the law,
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21-10119 (E)
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
Resolution 217 A (III).
Resolutions 53/243 A and B.
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