International Day of Tolerance

  • International Day for Tolerance is celebrated on 16 November.
  • This day is celebrated with the aim of promoting the importance of tolerance and equality, and the initiative to celebrate this day was taken by the United Nations General Assembly.


History:

  • International Day for Tolerance was established in 1996, and the purpose behind it was to encourage the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is working to promote tolerance around the world.
  • In 1995, UNESCO adopted the "Declaration of Principles on Tolerance", which aimed to emphasize the understanding of tolerance and ways to implement it at the global level.

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