A/HRC/43/72 Council, to name a few, in a number of sectors to implement the national plan and bring about greater tolerance. D. Creating an appropriate mechanism within Governments to, inter alia, identify and address potential areas of tension between members of different religious communities, and assisting with conflict prevention and mediation10 25. In Malta, the Forum on Integration Affairs of the Human Rights and Integration Directorate encouraged representatives from a range of migrant community organizations active in Malta to meet and discuss policies and social matters. 26. In the Philippines, the Task Force on Interreligious and Intercultural Concerns within the Office of the President was mandated with addressing and coordinating all interreligious and intercultural concerns and initiatives of the Office of the President and all government offices; identifying, reviewing and assessing all existing values-forming programmes of the different agencies of government, including partnerships with interfaith and ethno-cultural groups, civil society organizations and the private sector; participating in interfaith and ethno-cultural consultations and dialogues; and assisting the Executive Secretary of the Office of the President in the exercise of oversight functions related to interfaith issues and efforts on peacebuilding and conflict resolution. 27. The Consultative Council of the Religious Cults of Romania held consultations on all social issues of common interest for the promotion of solidarity and cooperation between the different recognized religions in Romania, as well as for the prevention of interreligious and interconfessional conflict. 28. In the Russian Federation there was the Presidential Council for Coordination with Religious Organizations and the commission for religious associations. The Interreligious Council of the Russian Federation coordinated the efforts of religious associations in developing relations between religions, society and the State; strengthening public morality; preserving and recreating the spiritual and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federations; and organizing and supporting interfaith dialogues on socially important and other related issues, in cooperation with international interreligious organizations. E. Training government officials in effective outreach strategies11 29. Canada launched a religious literacy training series to help Canadian officials develop a better understanding of the world’s major religious and belief traditions; appreciate the diversity between and within those traditions; confront stereotypes concerning different religions and beliefs; raise awareness of the profound role of religion and belief in world affairs; and broaden understanding of how to engage with and serve as a bridge to communities from a variety of religious and belief traditions, both within Canada and abroad. 30. Mexico reported that the General Directorate of Religious Affairs had held a meeting of municipal and state officials on religious affairs in Mexico City in October 2019, which was attended by 102 civil servants from municipalities and state governments. Effective guidance on procedures and services for religious associations and information on building a culture of peace were presented. In October 2018, officials from the states and municipalities of Tabasco, Veracruz, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Zacatecas and Tamaulipas strove to identify key linkages between efforts to implement anti-discrimination measures and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 31. In Sweden, training on hate crime is a compulsory element of the basic training given to new police officers, and an internal online training module is available to all police 10 11 6 Human Rights Council resolution 40/25, para. 7 (b). Ibid., para. 7 (c).