UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance

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The UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance is a 1995 international normative document that defines tolerance as a fundamental human right and global responsibility, guiding education, legislation, and policy to combat intolerance and violence worldwide.

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instanceOf UNESCO normative instrument ⓘ
human rights document ⓘ
international declaration ⓘ
adoptedAtSession 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference ⓘ
adoptedBy UNESCO General Conference ⓘ
adoptionDate 1995-11-16 ⓘ
adoptionYear 1995 ⓘ
aimsTo combat intolerance ⓘ
combat violence ⓘ
promote mutual understanding among peoples and cultures ⓘ
promote peace ⓘ
articleCount 6 ⓘ
author United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO
callsFor international cooperation to promote tolerance and non-violence ⓘ
characterizesToleranceAs active attitude prompted by recognition of the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others ⓘ
defines tolerance as respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, forms of expression and ways of being human ⓘ
emphasizes the importance of media and communication in promoting tolerance ⓘ
the role of education in preventing intolerance ⓘ
encouragesStatesTo adopt legislation and policies to protect individuals and groups from acts of intolerance ⓘ
develop educational curricula that foster tolerance and respect for human rights ⓘ
establishes International Day for Tolerance ⓘ
guides education policy on tolerance ⓘ
legislation to combat intolerance ⓘ
public policy to promote tolerance ⓘ
hasArticle Article 1: Meaning of tolerance ⓘ
Article 2: State level – National legislation and practice ⓘ
Article 3: Social dimensions ⓘ
Article 4: Education ⓘ
Article 5: Commitment to action ⓘ
Article 6: International day for tolerance ⓘ
internationalDayDate November 16 ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding declaration ⓘ
linkedDay International Day for Tolerance ⓘ
placeOfAdoption Paris ⓘ
recognizesToleranceAs a fundamental human right ⓘ
a global responsibility ⓘ
relatedTo UN Decade for Human Rights Education ⓘ
UNESCO Constitution ⓘ
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
statesThat tolerance is a duty that upholds human rights, pluralism, democracy and the rule of law ⓘ
tolerance is not concession, condescension or indulgence ⓘ
subject education for tolerance ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
prevention of intolerance ⓘ
tolerance ⓘ

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United Nations Year for Tolerance → hasKeyDocument → UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance ⓘ
UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance → hasArticle → Article 6: International day for tolerance ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
Article 3: Social dimensions → partOf → UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance ⓘ
Article 3: Social dimensions → belongsToInstrument → UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance (1995) ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
Article 3: Social dimensions → relatedTo → Article 5: Social dimensions (tolerance in practice) of the UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
International Day for Tolerance → basedOn → Declaration of Principles on Tolerance ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance