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26.
Montenegro reported that the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights had
organized seven conferences last year, at which representatives from the academic
community, religious organizations and national institutions met to strengthen interreligious
dialogue and improve cooperation between the Ministry and religious communities. The
conferences were held in the southern and northern parts of Montenegro and Ministry
officials visited Orthodox, Islamic and Catholic religious communities in the regions where
the conferences were held. In addition to posting the conference outcomes for the general
public on the Ministry web portal, the official proceedings from conferences held in 2018
will be published.
27.
In the Russian Federation under the aegis of the President, the Council for
Interaction with Religious Associations operates the Commission for Religious
Associations. The Interreligious Council of Russia, coordinates 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 Russia and organizing and supporting interfaith dialogue on socially important and other
related problems, in cooperation with international interreligious organizations.
28.
Ukraine reported that in 2018, the Government had continued its work in
consultation with the Commission on the Implementation of the Rights of Religious
Organizations, an advisory body located under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The
Commission, headed by a Vice Prime Minister, also includes representatives of the
Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim religious organizations of Ukraine. The
work of the Commission is to ensure effective interaction between the State and religious
organizations in solving topical issues of State-confessional relations and implement the
priority tasks of the State policy of Ukraine in the sphere of religion.
E.
Training of government officials in effective outreach strategies8
29.
In Argentina, the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism
integrates specialized agencies within the framework of the network of institutional social
responsibility of the Ministry of Modernization of the Nation that promotes the training of
public administration employees in matters of health, environment, volunteering and
inclusion.
30.
In Australia, training is delivered to the government network of community liaison
officers, a primary conduit between the Government and culturally, religiously and
linguistically diverse community organizations and leaders. The training helps officers to
develop relevant knowledge, skills and attributes for engaging effectively with members of
the community and non-governmental organizations.
31.
In Italy, to increase the knowledge of the basic principles of Judaism amongst police
officers, the Observatory for Security against Discrimination co-operated with the Union of
Jewish communities to produce a guide to Judaism for police officers that will soon be
launched.
32.
In Saudi Arabia, training is carried out by governmental entities and co-programmed
with educational institutions, for penal, justice and law enforcement officials and there is
also training for workers, investigators and army personnel to improve their legal
knowledge and capacity to investigate all areas of crime. In its submission, Saudi Arabia
noted the security studies course at the Nayef Arab University for Security Sciences, the
King Fahd Security College and a recent memorandum of understanding on technical
cooperation and capacity-building with OHCHR, with the objective of building the capacity
of experts in international human rights law.
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