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World Summit Outcome (2005), para. 353
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- (c) To strengthen cooperation in the economic, social and cultural fields.
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- Equality & Inclusion
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Freedom of religion or belief (2015), para. 26
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- (b) To implement all accepted universal periodic review recommendations relating to the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance (1999), para. 16
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- 5. Recognizes that legislation alone is not enough to prevent violations of human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The right to development (2014), para. 20
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- Recognizing also that historical injustices have undeniably contributed to the poverty, underdevelopment, marginalization, social exclusion, economic disparity, instability and insecurity that affect many people in different parts of the world, in particular in developing countries,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade (2013), para. 17
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- 9. Notes with appreciation the commitment of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to the permanent memorial initiative, and in this regard requests increased collaboration with the Permanent Memorial Committee towards the successful conclusion of the international design competition for the permanent memorial;
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- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) (2018), para. 59
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- 21. Reaffirms its commitment to embracing diversity in cities and human settlements, to strengthening social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and understanding, tolerance, mutual respect, gender equality, innovation, entrepreneurship, inclusion, identity and safety, and the dignity of all people, as well as to fostering liveability and a vibrant urban economy and to taking steps to ensure that local institutions promote pluralism and peaceful coexistence within increasingly heterogeneous and multicultural societies;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The right to privacy in the digital age (2019), para. 02
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- Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1 and relevant international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 3
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2014), para. 26
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- 10. Calls upon Member States to advocate for and disseminate information on tolerance and mutual respect, and underlines the potential contribution of the media and new communications technologies, including the Internet, to promoting respect for all human rights, to developing a better understanding among all religions, beliefs, cultures and peoples, to enhancing tolerance and mutual respect and thus to strengthening the rejection of violent extremism;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001), para. 75
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- (d) Increasing the level of awareness about the scourges of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2018), para. 323
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- 256. Recalls that, in “The future we want”, States reaffirmed the importance of area-based conservation measures, including marine protected areas, consistent with international law and based on best available scientific information, as a tool for conservation of biological diversity and sustainable use of its components, and noted decision X/2 of the tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, that by 2020, 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are to be conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well-connected systems of protected areas and other effective area- based conservation measures; 106
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
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Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights (2017), para. 23
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- 11. Welcomes the steps taken at the national level to implement economic, social and cultural rights, including the enactment of appropriate legislation and adjudication by national courts, and in this regard underlines the need to consider justiciability when determining the best way to give domestic legal effect to the rights in the Covenant;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or belief (2015), para. 23
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- Underlining also the importance of raising awareness about different cultures and religions or beliefs and of education in the promotion of tolerance, which involves the acceptance by the public of and its respect for religious and cultural diversity, including with regard to religious expression, and underlining further the fact that education, in particular at school, should contribute in a meaningful way to promoting tolerance and the elimination of discrimination based on religion or belief,
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- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance (2003), para. 15
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- 3. Also urges States to ensure, in particular, that no one within their jurisdiction is, because of their religion or belief, deprived of the right to life or the right to liberty and security of person or subjected to torture or arbitrary arrest or detention and to bring to justice all perpetrators of violations of these rights;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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Question of Guam (2019), para. 48
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- 14. Takes into account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 11 including the Sustainable Development Goals, stresses the importance of fostering the economic and social sustainable development of the Territory by promoting sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, creating greater opportunities for all, reducing inequalities, raising basic standards of living, fostering equitable social development and inclusion and promoting the integrated and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems that supports, inter alia, economic, social and human development, while facilitating ecosystem conservation, regeneration, restoration and resilience in the face of new and emerging challenges, and strongly urges the administering Power to refrain from undertaking any kind of illicit, harmful and unproductive activities, including the use of the Territory as an international financial centre, that are not aligned with the interest of the people of the Territory;
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- Environment
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- Social & Cultural Rights
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (2008), para. 14
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- 3. Reaffirms its determination to continue to take all steps necessary to bring about the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and the faithful observance by all States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2018), para. 91
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- 64. Reaffirms the commitments made in respect of meeting the special needs of Africa at the 2005 World Summit, 21 underlines the call of the Economic and Social Council for enhanced coordination within the United Nations system and the ongoing efforts to harmonize the current initiatives on Africa, in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and requests the Commission for Social Development to continue to give due prominence in its work to the social dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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The fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and thecomprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2003), para. 42
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- 15. Welcomes general recommendation XXVIII adopted on 19 March 2002 by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 10 in which the Committee emphasized the importance of follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and recommended measures to strengthen the implementation of the Convention as well as the functioning of the Committee;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Rights of the child (2016), para. 004
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- Emphasizing that the Convention on the Rights of the Child constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, reaffirming that States parties to the Convention shall undertake all appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized therein, while bearing in mind the importance of the Optional Protocols to the Convention 2 and calling for their universal ratification and effective implementation, as well as that of other human rights instruments,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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Freedom of religion or belief (2018), para. 38
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- (b) To implement all accepted universal periodic review recommendations related to the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Cultural development (1999), para. 02
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- Recalling its resolutions 41/187 of 8 December 1986, 46/158 of 19 December 1991, 51/179 of 16 December 1996 and 52/197 of 18 December 1997 on cultural development,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Situation of human rights in the Sudan (2001), para. 17
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- (i) The renewed invitation extended by the Government of the Sudan to the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on religious intolerance and the efforts of the Government of the Sudan to promulgate a new law on religious liberties and activities after an open and transparent process of consultation with high representatives of all religions;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Measures to be taken against political platforms and activities based on doctrines of superiority which are based on racial discrimination or ethnic exclusiveness and xenophobia, including, in particular, neo-Nazism (2001), para. 04
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- Convinced that any doctrine of superiority based on racial differentiation is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous, and that there is no justification for racial discrimination, in theory or in practice, anywhere,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Human rights and cultural diversity (2006), para. 20
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- 3. Recognizes the right of everyone to take part in cultural life and to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications;
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- Environment
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Freedom of religion or belief (2016), para. 40
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- 11. Welcomes and encourages the continuing efforts of all actors in society, including civil society organizations, religious communities, national human rights institutions, the media and other actors to promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, and also encourages their work in promoting freedom of religion or belief and in highlighting cases of religious intolerance, discrimination and persecution;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2011), para. 25
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- (a) To condemn all propaganda and all organizations that are based on ideas of racial superiority or that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred and discrimination in any form;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations (2001), para. 10
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- Bearing in mind the valuable contribution that dialogue among civilizations can make to an improved awareness and understanding of the common values shared by all humankind,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief (2011), para. 43
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- (l) To prevent any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on religion or belief that impairs the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis and to detect signs of intolerance that may lead to discrimination based on religion or belief;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures (2019), para. 40
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- 23. Reiterates its support for the invitation of the Human Rights Council to all special rapporteurs and existing thematic mechanisms of the Council in the field of economic, social and cultural rights to pay due attention, within the scope of their respective mandates, to the negative impact and consequences of unilateral coercive measures;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (2007), para. 10
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- Reaffirming that democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and that democracy is based on the freely expressed will of the people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Draft outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005 (2005), para. 269
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- 135. We reaffirm that democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives. We also reaffirm that while democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy, that it does not belong to any country or region, and reaffirm the necessity of due respect for sovereignty and the right of self-determination. We stress that democracy, development and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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