Promotion of Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding and Cooperation for Peace

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 49 Culture of peace, published in 2010.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 2007–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/259

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/259	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace	2,639	97%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/129	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace	2,676	75%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/69	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace	3,247	85%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/26	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace	3,090	79%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/23	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace	2,759	84%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

16 reports · 2008–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/501	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/129
2023	A/78/591	Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/69
2021	A/76/357	Promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/26
2020	A/75/233	Promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/23
2019	A/74/476	Promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/129

What subjects does this mandate have?

14 subjects

Civil Society Coordination Within UN System Cultural Pluralism Freedom of Expression Human Rights Intercultural Communication International Instruments International Years Mass Media Peace Reconciliation Religious Freedom Religious Intolerance Tolerance

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Affirms that mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of the dialogue among civilizations and of the culture of peace;

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace;⁶

⁶A/64/325.

Notes the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on interreligious dialogue in the context of its efforts to promote dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, as well as activities related to a culture of peace, and welcomes its focus on concrete action at the global, regional and subregional levels;

Reaffirms the solemn commitment of all States to fulfil their obligations to promote universal respect for, and observance and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human RightsError: Reference source not found and other instruments relating to human rights and international law, the universal nature of these rights and freedoms being beyond question;

Encourages the promotion of dialogue among the media from all cultures and civilizations, emphasizes that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, and reaffirms that the exercise of this right carries with it special duties and responsibilities and may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall be only such as are provided by law and necessary for respect of the rights or reputations of others, protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals;⁷

⁷See article 19, paras. 2 and 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex).

Encourages Member States to consider, as and where appropriate, initiatives that identify areas for practical action in all sectors and levels of society for the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, tolerance, understanding and cooperation, inter alia, the ideas suggested during the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, held on 4 and 5 October 2007, including the idea of an enhanced process of dialogue among world religions;

Takes note of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace, held on 25 September 2009 in New York;

Supports the proposal of the President of the General Assembly to hold, at its sixty-fourth session, an informal thematic debate on dialogue among civilizations;⁸

⁸See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-fourth Session, Plenary Meetings, 41st meeting (A/64/PV.41), and corrigendum.

Urges Member States, in the context of the International Year of Reconciliation, 2009, to further promote reconciliation to help to ensure durable peace and sustained development, including through reconciliatory measures and acts of service and by encouraging forgiveness and compassion among individuals;

Encourages the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as the lead agency for the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, to promote the action plan for the celebration of the Year, and encourages Member States and all organizations and institutions, including civil society organizations, working to promote the rapprochement of cultures to join in the celebration of the Year in order to demonstrate their firm commitment to intercultural dialogue, including interreligious dialogue;

Invites the Secretary-General to organize, within existing resources, a special activity to launch the celebration of the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, which could include the ringing of the peace bell;

Recognizes that the Office for Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat plays a valuable role as focal point within the Secretariat on the issue, and encourages it to continue to interact and coordinate with the relevant entities of the United Nations system and coordinate their contribution to the intergovernmental process;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution and, at its sixty-sixth session, in coordination with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to further solicit views of Member States on the possibility of proclaiming a United Nations decade for interreligious and intercultural dialogue and cooperation for peace, building on the information contained in the reports of the Secretary-General at the sixty-fourth and sixty-fifth sessions and the relevant initiatives to be taken in the course of 2010.

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