Initiative of President of Uzbekistan unanimously supported by the international community
13/12/2018 17:47
Initiative of President of Uzbekistan unanimously supported by the international community
13/12/2018 17:47
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 12 December 2018, the UN General Assembly at its plenary session adopted a special resolution on “Education and Religious Tolerance”. The document, the draft of which was developed by Uzbekistan, was unanimously supported by all UN member states. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.
The adoption of the resolution was a practical implementation of the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, put forward at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in September 2017 in New York.
During the session, the head of our state said that the main goal of the resolution proposed by Uzbekistan is “to ensure universal access to education, to eliminate illiteracy and ignorance”. ” The document is directed to "promote the establishment of tolerance and mutual respect, ensuring religious freedom, the protection of the rights of believers, and the prevention of their discrimination."
In order to implement this initiative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, together with other departments of the republic, carried out purposeful work on the development of the text of the draft resolution and its coordination with all the United Nations Member States.
According to the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the UN in New York, following the results of numerous and comprehensive negotiations with the UN member states on the draft of this document, on 12 December the initiative of the head of our state was put into practice. During the plenary session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution “Enlightenment and Religious Tolerance” was adopted.
It is noteworthy that the resolution was not only unanimously supported by all UN member states, but was also co-authored by over 50 countries in North and Latin America, Asia, Africa and other continents, which testifies to the high recognition by the international community of the urgency and timeliness of the initiative of the leader of Uzbekistan. .
Among the co-authors there are such countries as Azerbaijan, Algeria, Bahrain, Belarus, Ghana, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Canada, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, the Philippines, Japan and others.
The resolution adopted at the initiative of Uzbekistan emphasizes the important role of promoting education, peace, human rights, tolerance and friendship, and also recognizes the importance of integration, mutual respect, protection of human rights, tolerance and mutual understanding in the name of strengthening security and peace in the world.
The document welcomes all international, regional and national initiatives aimed at promoting interfaith, intercultural and interfaith harmony and combating discrimination against individuals based on religion or belief.
It is noteworthy that the document calls on all Member States to intensify their efforts to protect and promote the freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, and in this regard:
It should be noted that the goals and provisions of the resolution are fully consistent with the fundamental documents adopted within the framework of the UN, including the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals until 2030, the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, as well as the provisions of the traditional UN General Assembly resolutions on this topic.
At the same time, the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly invites Member States to implement appropriate communication strategies, such as large-scale propaganda in national and international media, as well as on the Internet, and disseminate educational information on tolerance, non-violence and freedom of religion or belief.
It must be emphasized that the document calls for intensified international efforts to promote global dialogue in order to promote a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels, based on respect for human rights and the diversity of religions and beliefs.
In addition, the resolution recognizes the key role of UNESCO in promoting peace and security in the world by expanding cooperation between nations through education, science and culture.
Delegations of Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Oman, Azerbaijan, Panama, the European Union, and a number of other countries spoke in support of the resolution of Uzbekistan at a meeting of the UN General Assembly, who thanked the Uzbek side for initiating such an important and timely document, as well as being open during informal consultations.
The unanimous adoption of this resolution of the UN General Assembly is a vivid expression and indicator of the full support by the international community of a consistent, deeply thought-out strategy of the President of Uzbekistan aimed at strengthening the atmosphere of cooperation, mutual respect and solidarity between different nationalities and faiths, maintaining and maintaining interfaith dialogue, ensuring intercultural and intercultural dialogue peace and harmony in our country.
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