The Declaration of Principles on Tolerance

The Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , meeting in Paris at the twenty-eighth session of the General Conference, from 25 October to 16 November 1995, Preamble Bearing in mind that the United Nations Charter states “We, the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, … to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, … and for these ends to practise tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours,”