A/HRC/40/44 51. The Qatar Commission for the Alliance of Civilizations promotes the aims of different civilizations to cooperate at the regional and international level and endeavours to promote the contribution of Islamic civilizations to human development. It has a role in the resolution of conflicts, the reaffirmation of tolerance, solidarity, and peace among civilizations and in fighting extremism and intolerance. There is also an Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair for the Alliance of Civilizations at the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, University of Qatar. 52. Through its cultural village Katara, Qatar is a space in the Middle East for the arts, conferences, music and exhibitions looking to the future of people from different cultures to overcome national and cultural barriers and promote unity and humanity. There are different festivals held where many cultures are represented. 53. In Qatar, the Ministry of Communication published a guide to moral responsibility in the digital world to raise awareness of the importance of good speech through different media, including social media. Discussions were held with young people and different stakeholders working on the issues of morality and information technology. 54. The Russian Federation reported that it encouraged multinational organizations and movements, as well as activities aimed at the eradication of racial barriers and the creation of conditions for a dialogue of cultures and religions. Concerts of folk and ethnic music, master classes of folk art, research and dialogue events had been regularly organized. State support had been provided for the activities of national cultural entities and national cultural centres, as well as activities carried out by regional authorities in the field of culture and tourism, preservation and development of the traditional culture of the peoples of Russia. 55. Saudi Arabia reported that the King Abdul Aziz Centre for National Dialogue encouraged better understanding of the values of Islamic sharia, dialogue on tolerance, respect for the principle of equality and moderation and the dissemination of such values, and peaceful coexistence between nations and peoples. It noted the importance of the “Declaration of the Islamic Summit Conference on Islamic solidarity in Mecca” and the Riyadh Declaration on the Counter-Terrorism International Conference in 2005 (A/60/426). 56. In Ukraine, pursuant to article 30 of the Law of Ukraine on freedom of conscience and religious organizations, State policy in the sphere of religions includes promoting the participation of religious organizations of Ukraine in contacts with international religious centres and foreign religious organizations. Ukraine reported that the purpose of such activities was to facilitate the unification of the three separate Orthodox jurisdictions in the territory of Ukraine into a single and independent Orthodox church. In 2018, the leadership of Ukraine had undertaken efforts to establish international State-confessional relations, in particular with the Ecumenical Orthodoxy, associated with the process of promoting the constitution of a single Orthodox Church in Ukraine, in order to receive independent status. J. Effective measures to ensure that public functionaries, in the conduct of their public duties, do not discriminate against an individual on the basis of religion or belief14 57. Saudi Arabia reported that Islamic sharia was the source of all rules and regulations such that employees in the course of their public duties were sanctioned more strictly if a crime was perpetrated causing racism or hatred on grounds of sex, nationality, religion or social status. It noted the Law on Domestic Workers, adopted by the Council of Ministers in decision 210 (2013), adding that article 2 of the Health Code (Royal decree No. 11) required that medical care be given to all residents in an equitable manner, that Royal decree No. 59 on article 5 required that health workers must respect the right to life, health and dignity and non-exploitation and that article 2 of the Penal Code (2013) prohibited physical and psychological attacks and arrests, torture and undignified treatment. 14 10 Paragraph 8 (a) of resolution 37/38.