16 November is the International Day for Tolerance: ‘tolerance must be taught, nurtured and defended.’

On 16 November 1995, the day of UNESCO’s fiftieth anniversary, UNESCO’s member states adopted a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance.

Among other things, the declaration affirmed that tolerance is not indulgence or indifference.

Tolerance is respect for and appreciation of the rich variety of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.