International Day for Tolerance

Tolerance is what we all lack today After all, we really want mutual understanding and friendly attitude towards each other to reign in the world, regardless of what country we live in, what skin color we have, what religion we support If we were tolerant of other people's worldviews, then perhaps there would be fewer conflicts We all have our own unique personality, which everyone needs to understand There is a sociological term “tolerance”, which is identical to the concept of tolerance From Latin the word “tolerantia” can be translated as “tolerance” and “acceptance” In fact, this term means accepting the worldview, customs and lifestyle of other people To be tolerant is to be tolerant of your neighbor Gradually, there has become a need in society to speak out loud about the problem of lack of tolerant attitude in society Thanks to UNESCO, such a holiday as the International Day of Tolerance appeared, which is celebrated on November 16 What does it mean? Which areas exactly does tolerance apply to? Doesn't this mean that we need to be tolerant of lawlessness? The world-famous organization UNESCO in 1995 seriously spoke about the need to adopt a Declaration of Principles of Tolerance It says that all people are equal, regardless of their skin color, origin and religion Literally a year has passed, and the member states of the UN General Assembly decided that it is necessary to celebrate the International Day of Tolerance annually on November 16th A logical question arises: why was it necessary to adopt the Declaration of the Rights of Tolerance, if back in 1948 a similar document was adopted - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights After all, legally both Declarations are similar and proclaim common principles? Everything is understandable The Day of Tolerance, based on the Declaration of the Rights of Tolerance, is intended to draw people's attention to what is happening in the world today Humanity has always tended to unite into groups that would adhere to certain views and live by certain principles This is what creates misunderstanding towards people who belong to other groups The result is violence, conflict and persecution of “others” – those who are different from us International Day of Tolerance promotes the need to treat those who are different from us as equal members of society The concept of tolerance includes tolerance towards people who may differ in the following ways: • gender; • interclass; • political; • racial and national; • sexual orientation; • religious; • educational International Day of Tolerance is a time to remind each other that we should all remain human towards each other And let our differences not be an obstacle to this