A/HRC/RES/31/21 Convinced that human rights education is a long-term and lifelong process by which everyone learns tolerance and respect for the dignity of others and the means and methods of ensuring that respect in all societies, Recalling General Assembly resolution 70/254 of 12 February 2016, Believing that human rights education and training is essential to the effective realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms and contributes significantly to promoting equality, preventing conflict and human rights violations and abuses, and enhancing participation and democratic processes with a view to developing societies in which all human beings are valued and respected, without discrimination or distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political, or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Believing also that human rights education and training can play an important role in promoting the rule of law, democracy, good governance and sustainable peace, Recognizing that human rights education and training, especially for youth, can contribute to the promotion of inclusive and tolerant societies, thereby favouring the progressive realization of all human rights, Welcoming the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1 including Goal 4, target 7 thereof, and of the Education 2030 Framework for Action, 2 and affirming the interlinkages and integrated nature of all Sustainable Development Goals and targets, 1. Calls upon States to take appropriate measures to ensure the effective implementation of and follow-up to the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, including by making available the necessary resources and promoting universal respect and understanding thereof; 2. Encourages States and all other stakeholders to strengthen the implementation of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, including its third phase; 3. Welcomes the efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in advancing human rights education and training globally, including through the promotion of national implementation of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, methodological and training support, capacity-building and technical assistance, and urges them to step up collaboration with States, upon request, in order to build their capacity for human rights education and training; 4. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner, in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to support the implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Goal 4, target 7 thereof; 5. Affirms the importance of education, including human rights education and training, as a tool to help to prevent terrorism and violent extremism, as well as racial and religious intolerance, genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity worldwide, and recognizing the catalytic role of education, including human rights 1 2 2 General Assembly resolution 70/1. Adopted on 4 November 2015 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its thirty-eighth session.