A World Against Violence and Violent Extremism

A/RES/70/109View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 16 Culture of peace, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2013–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/72/241

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/RES/72/241	A world against violence and violent extremism	1,788	96%Compare
2015	A/RES/70/109	A world against violence and violent extremism	1,751	88%Compare
2013	A/RES/68/127	A world against violence and violent extremism	1,538	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2017–2019

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2019	A/74/195	A world against violence and violent extremism report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/72/241
2017	A/72/621	A world against violence and violent extremism report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/70/109

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Gender-Based Violence Group Hatred Human Rights Advancement Radicalism Religious Intolerance Tolerance Violence

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Stresses the international obligations of all States under the Charter of the United Nations and international law, in particular refraining in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations and settling their international disputes by peaceful means on the basis of the Charter;

Condemns the targeting of civilian populations, including women and children, in violation of international law, in particular human rights and humanitarian law, including by violent extremists, as well as the attempts to disrupt and divert the popular quest for political reform, moderation and inclusive development in different societies and drive it away from the hard work of development towards violence;

Deplores attacks on religious places and shrines and cultural sites in violation of international law, in particular human rights and humanitarian law, including any deliberate destruction of relics and monuments;

Urges all Member States to unite against violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations as well as sectarian violence, encourages the efforts of leaders to discuss within their communities the causes of violent extremism and discrimination and to evolve strategies to address these causes, and underlines that States, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance and respect for religious and cultural diversity;

Stresses that it is important that States strongly condemn all forms of violence against women and refrain from invoking any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination, as set out in the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women;⁵

⁵Resolution 48/104.

Encourages all States and international organizations to generate public awareness, to enlighten the public about the dangers of intolerance and sectarian violence and to react with renewed commitment and action in support of the promotion of tolerance and human rights, and invites them to continue to pay attention to the importance of mutual cooperation, understanding and dialogue in ensuring the promotion of moderation and tolerance and respect for human rights;

Calls upon all States to respect and protect, in their fight against violent extremism, all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law and to support all actions at the local, national, regional and international levels, in cooperation with civil society, to foster understanding, tolerance and non-violence, inter alia, through programmes and institutions in the fields of education, science, culture, communication and information, strengthen democratic institutions, ensure the all-inclusiveness of the development process, eliminate all forms of intolerance and violence, eradicate poverty and illiteracy and reduce inequalities within and among nations in order to leave no one behind;

Underlines the vital importance of education, including human rights education, as the most effective means of promoting tolerance, in preventing the spread of extremism by instilling respect for life and promoting the practice of non-violence, moderation, dialogue and cooperation, and encourages all States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour by, inter alia, placing emphasis on civic education and life skills as well as democratic principles and practices at all levels of formal, informal and non-formal education, and in this regard recognizes the effort made by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, including through its organization of the conference, held on 16 and 17 June 2015, on “Youth and the Internet: fighting radicalization and extremism”;

Recommends promoting community engagement in countering violent extremism, including by strengthening ties between communities and emphasizing their common bonds and interests;

Calls upon Member States to advocate for and disseminate information on tolerance and mutual respect, and underlines the potential contribution of the media and new communications technologies, including the Internet, to promoting respect for all human rights, to developing a better understanding among all religions, beliefs, cultures and peoples, to enhancing tolerance and mutual respect and thus to strengthening the rejection of violent extremism;

Recognizes the positive contribution that the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, particularly by the media and new technologies, including the Internet, and full respect for the freedom to seek, receive and impart information can make to the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and reiterates the need to respect the editorial independence and autonomy of the media in this regard;

Strongly condemns any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence;

Encourages Member States to increase their understanding of the drivers of violent extremism, particularly for women and youth, so as to develop targeted and comprehensive solutions to this threat;

Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional and non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders to endeavour to fulfil, in an appropriate manner, the objectives set out in the present resolution;

Takes note of the intention of the Secretary-General to propose a plan of action to prevent violent extremism to be presented to and considered by the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session on the implementation of the present resolution and to recommend ways and means by which the United Nations system and the Secretariat could assist Member States, upon their request and within existing resources, in generating public awareness about the dangers of intolerance, as well as in fostering understanding and non-violence.

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