A/HRC/RES/30/15 7. Reaffirms the important role that education, including human rights education and training, can play in preventing and countering violent extremism, and in this regard encourages States to cooperate in efforts to achieve the goals and targets under the Education For All movement and work to achieve the aims of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 66/137 of 19 December 2011; 8. Emphasizes that tolerance and dialogue among civilizations and the enhancement of interfaith and intercultural understanding and respect among peoples, including at the national, regional and global levels, while avoiding the escalation of hatred are among the most important elements in promoting cooperation, combating terrorism and countering violent extremism, and welcomes the various initiatives to this end; 9. Expresses concern over the increased use by terrorists and violent extremists and their supporters of communications technology for the purpose of radicalizing to terrorism or violent extremism, recruiting and inciting others to commit acts of terrorism or violent extremism, including through the Internet; 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 technology, 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; 11. Emphasizes that civil society should have an enabling environment to develop, promote and advance comprehensive solutions to prevent and counter violent extremism in accordance with national strategies and respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, and recognizing the contributions of civil society to these efforts; 12. Also emphasizes the need to enhance international cooperation and effective partnerships, including by strengthening national capacities and developing, promoting and implementing comprehensive and coordinated solutions that respect human rights and are aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism; 13. Underscores the need to promote community-oriented and law enforcement efforts that respect human rights in preventing and countering violent extremism; 14. Also underscores the need to prevent and counter radicalization that leads to violent extremism in detention facilities and prisons, and to support rehabilitation and reintegration measures while promoting human rights; 15. Recognizes the work of relevant United Nations agencies and international, regional and subregional organizations and civil society in preventing and countering violent extremism, as well as the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and its entities, and the development and implementation of good practices in various forums such as the Global Counterterrorism Forum, including as outlined in its Ankara Memorandum on Good Practices for a Multi-Sectoral Approach to Countering Violent Extremism; 16. Underscores the central role of the United Nations in preventing and countering violent extremism, notes the importance of relevant United Nations bodies and entities in assisting States in this field, and calls upon the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant international stakeholders to complement ongoing United Nations initiatives on preventing and countering violent extremism in full accordance with their respective mandates; 4

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