Measures to Combat Islamophobia

A/RES/78/264View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 14Culture of peace, published in 2023.

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Anti-Discrimination Measures Islamophobia Religious Intolerance

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Condemns any advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, whether it involves the use of print, audiovisual or electronic media or any other means;

Also condemns the incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence against Muslims as manifested in the increasing number of incidents of desecration of their holy book, attacks on mosques, sites and shrines and other acts of religious intolerance, negative stereotyping, hatred and violence against Muslims;

Requests the Secretary-General to appoint a United Nations Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia;

Calls upon Member States to take all necessary measures, including legislative and policy measures, to combat religious intolerance, negative stereotyping, hatred, incitement to violence and violence against Muslims and prohibit by law incitement to violence and violence against persons on the grounds of their religion or belief;

Also calls upon Member States to engage with all relevant stakeholders to promote the virtues of interreligious and intercultural dialogue and dialogue among civilizations, respect and acceptance of differences, tolerance, respect for religious and cultural diversity, peaceful coexistence and cohabitation, inclusion and respect for human rights, and to reject the spread of hate speech that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility and/or violence;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and submit a report to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution and on measures taken by Member States and the United Nations pursuant to the present resolution to combat Islamophobia in all its forms and manifestations.

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