A/RES/60/4 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 December 2005 Sixtieth session Agenda item 42 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 October 2005 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/60/L.6 and Add.1)] 60/4. Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 53/22 of 4 November 1998, 54/113 of 10 December 1999 and 55/23 of 13 November 2000 entitled “United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations” and its resolution 56/6 of 9 November 2001 entitled “Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations”, Reaffirming the purposes and principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration adopted on 8 September 2000 1 which considers, inter alia, that tolerance is one of the fundamental values essential to international relations in the twenty-first century and should include the active promotion of a culture of peace and dialogue among civilizations, with human beings respecting one another in all their diversity of belief, culture and language, and neither fearing nor repressing differences within and between societies but cherishing them as a precious asset of humanity, Recalling also the 2005 World Summit Outcome adopted at the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, 2 which considers, inter alia, that all cultures and civilizations contribute to the enrichment of humankind, acknowledges the importance of respect and understanding for religious and cultural diversity throughout the world and underlines the commitment of Member States to taking action to promote a culture of peace and dialogue at the local, national, regional and international levels, Underlining that all civilizations celebrate the unity and diversity of humankind and are enriched and have evolved through dialogue with other civilizations and that positive and mutually beneficial interaction among civilizations has continued throughout human history despite impediments arising from intolerance, disputes and wars, _______________ 1 2 05-48778 See resolution 55/2. See resolution 60/1.