Draft Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance and draft International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance

XX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
2020. Draft Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance and draft International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1781 (XVII) of 7 December 1962, requesting the Economic and Social Council to ask the Commission on Human Rights to prepare a draft declaration on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, to be submitted to the General Assembly for consideration at its eighteenth session, and a draft international convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, Noting Economic and Social Council resolution 1015 C (XXXVII) of 30 July 1964, suggesting to the General Assembly that it take a decision at its nineteenth session on the course to be followed with respect to the draft Declaration, Recalling resolution 1 (XXI) of 7 April 1965 o the Commission on Human Rights entitled "Draft International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance", Appreciating the work already done by the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on the draft Declaration and the draft Convention,

1. Requests the Economic and Social Council to invite the Commission on Human Rights to make every effort to complete, at its twenty-second session, the preparation of the draft Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance and the draft International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance, in order that they may be submitted to the General Assembly at its twenty-first session;

2. Decides to consider the two drafts as a matter of priority at its twenty-first session.

1366th plenary meeting,
1 November 1965.