A/HRC/13/56
Nations declaration on human rights education and training on the basis of the draft
submitted by the Advisory Committee;
2.
Also decides that the working group shall meet for a maximum of five
working days before its sixteenth session;
3.
Welcomes the decision of the Platform on Human Rights Education and
Training to hold open-ended informal consultations prior to the convening of the working
group;
4.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to provide the working group with the necessary assistance for it to fulfil its
mandate, including by circulating to all Member States and in all official languages of the
United Nations the draft declaration contained in the study of the Advisory Committee;
5.
Requests the President of the Council to invite the Rapporteur of the
Advisory Committee drafting group on the draft declaration to participate in the meetings
of the working group.
42nd meeting
25 March 2010
[Adopted without a vote. See part II, chap. V.]
13/16.
Combating defamation of religions
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the pledge made by all States under the Charter of the United Nations to
promote and encourage universal respect for and observance of human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion,
Reaffirming also that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated,
Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome adopted by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005, in which the Assembly emphasized the
responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter, to respect human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind, and acknowledged the
importance of respect and understanding for religious and cultural diversity throughout the
world,
Recognizing the valuable contribution of all religions to modern civilization and the
contribution that dialogue among civilizations can make towards improved awareness and
understanding of the common values shared by all humankind,
Welcoming the resolve expressed in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,
adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/2 on 8 September 2000, to take
measures to eliminate the increasing acts of racism and xenophobia in many societies and
to promote greater harmony and tolerance in all societies, and looking forward to its
effective implementation at all levels,
Underlining in this regard the importance of the Durban Declaration and Programme
of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001
(A/CONF.189/12) and the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference, held in
Geneva in April 2009 (A/CONF.211/8), and welcoming the progress achieved in
implementing them, and emphasizing that they constitute a solid foundation for the
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