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including of women, to promote greater tolerance, respect and mutual understanding, and
takes note of different initiatives in this regard, including the Alliance of Civilizations and
the programmes led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization;
11.
Welcomes and encourages the continuing efforts of all actors in society,
including non-governmental organizations and bodies and groups based on religion or
belief, to promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of
Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, and also encourages their
work in promoting freedom of religion or belief and in highlighting cases of religious
intolerance, discrimination and persecution;
12.
Calls upon States to make use of the potential of education for the eradication
of prejudices and stereotypes against members of other religions or beliefs;
13.
Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur, takes notes with interest of his
report on freedom of religion or belief and school education,22 and requests him to submit a
report annually to the Human Rights Council in accordance with its annual programme of
work;
14.
Decides to remain seized of this question under the same agenda item and to
continue consideration of measures to implement the Declaration on the Elimination of All
Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.
46th meeting
24 March 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
16/14
Mandate of the independent expert on the effects of foreign debt and
other related international financial obligations of States on the full
enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and
cultural rights
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming all previous resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission on
Human Rights in connection with the effects of structural adjustment and economic reform
policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic,
social and cultural rights, including resolutions 1998/24 of 17 April 1998, 1999/22 of 23
April 1999, 2000/82 of 26 April 2000, 2004/18 of 16 April 2004 and 2005/19 of 14 April
2005, as well as Human Rights Council decision 2/109 of 27 November 2006 and
resolutions 7/4 of 27 March 2008, 11/5 of 17 June 2009, and 14/4 of 17 June 2010,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her
duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Noting that, despite the efforts made, the effects of the debt problem are not over and
that heavy debt burdens continue to contribute to extreme poverty and to undermine the
capacity of Governments, particularly in developing countries, to create the conditions
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