Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

XXVII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the third committee
3027. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1781 (XVII) of 7 December 1962, 2020 (XX) of 1 November 1965 and 2295 (XXII) of 11 December 1967, Affirming the equal importance of both a declaration and an international convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, Convinced of the need to give new momentum the this work by initially concentrating on the completion of one of these instruments, Noting that the consideration of this item has beer deferred at each session of the General Assembly without proper discussion since the twenty-second session,

1. Decides to accord priority to the completion of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance before resuming consideration of the International Convention on this subject;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies:

(a) The preliminary draft of a United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance prepared by the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;[1]

(b) The report of the Working Group set up by the Commission on Human Rights at its twentieth session to prepare a draft Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance;[2]

3. Invites Governments to transmit to the Secretary-General their observations on the above-mentioned documents;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit the observations received, together with an analytical presentation, to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session;

5. Decides to give priority at its twenty-eighth session to the elaboration of a Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance with a view to the adoption, if possible, of such a Declaration as part of the observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

2114th plenary meeting
18 December 1972

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[1] A/8330, annex I. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 8 (E/3873), para. 294. [2] Ibid., annex II. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 8 (E/3873), para. 296.