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GENEVA: Qatar affirmed on Tuesday that the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will be an opportunity to enhance the values of respect, cultural diversity, tolerance and social inclusion for all.
The host country took advanced steps as part of its efforts to promote the values of equality, combat racism and fanaticism and spread the discourse of tolerance and acceptance of the other, through adopting many measures and working on promoting integration and establishing an environment void of tensions, hatred, intolerance and racial discrimination, in line with the values and principles of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action.
This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by Amna Salatt, Third Political Researcher in the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before the 51st regular session of the Human Rights Council's general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action under Article 9 of the council's agenda.
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Salat stressed Qatar's emphasis on the importance of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action in eradicating racism and racial discrimination, noting that equality and the prevention of discrimination are international obligations stipulated by all human rights charters, and they are principles that form part of the basis on which the principle of the rule of law is based.
She also noted that the world is still witnessing an increase in types of discrimination despite the existence of international and national conventions aimed at combating racial discrimination and all its forms, adding that discrimination is exacerbated due to the use of information technology and communication.
And though technology contributes to providing opportunities for access to information, exchanging views, and promoting the right to freedom of expression, it also spreads hate speech and incitement amongst people, especially ethnic and religious minorities, immigrants and refugees, she noted.
She stressed the need to work on the use of technology as a means to contribute to the fight against racism and racial discrimination, and to encourage tolerance and respect for human dignity and the principles of equality, expressing appreciation for the measures taken by a number of countries to combat racism, and noting at the same time that there are still challenges that require additional efforts to overcome such.
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