Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    18 December 1982
UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983), Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance., A/RES/37/187, UN General Assembly, 18 December 1982, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1982/en/28583 [accessed 21 June 2025]
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  The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981, in which it proclaimed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, Believing that further efforts are required to promote and protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and whatever belief, Wishing to encourage understanding, tolerance and respect in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief, Conscious of the need to implement the provisions of the Declaration, Desiring that wide publicity be given to the Declaration,

1. Endorses Economic and Social Council decision 1982/138 of 7 May

1982, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to disseminate widely, as a matter of priority and in as many languages as possible, the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and to issue a pamphlet containing the text of the Declaration in the six official languages of the United Nations;

2. Invites all Governments to take the necessary measures to ensure wide publicity for the Declaration;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the Declaration to the attention of the appropriate specialized agencies, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and other appropriate bodies within the United Nations system, for the consideration of measures to implement the Declaration, and to report to the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-ninth session on views expressed;

4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to consider what measures may be necessary to implement the Declaration and to encourage understanding, tolerance and respect in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief, and to report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session;

5. Decides to include on the agenda of its thirty-eighth session an item entitled "Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance" and to consider the report of the Commission on Human Rights under that item.

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