take its unique cultural diversity to the world. It also gives local audiences and cultural practitioners access to a diversity of cultural expressions and experiences. 3.6 Religion / Faith / Intercultural Dialogue Legal Brief Description Agencies Relevance to Australia Framework Declaration on The United Nations Special Australia adopted the Declaration on the Elimination General Assembly Rapporteur on the Elimination of All Forms of of All Forms of passed the Freedom of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based Intolerance and Declaration on the Religion or on Religion or Belief as an international of Elimination of All Belief instrument relating to human rights Discrimination Forms of Intolerance and freedoms in February 1993. Based on and of Discrimination Religion or Based on Religion or Belief Belief in 1981. Although not endowed with the force of international law, this resolution was the first international legal instrument devoted exclusively to the freedom of religion. Appendix 4: Australia’s Demographics 4.1 Introduction Australia is now one of the most diverse and socially cohesive nations on earth. Today, Australians identify with around 300 ancestries and speak as many languages, including Indigenous languages. More than a quarter of the Australian population was born overseas. Of those of us born in Australia, one in five has at least one parent born overseas and nearly 4 million people speak a language other than English at home.
take its unique cultural diversity to the world. It also gives local audiences and cultural practitioners access to a diversity of cultural expressions and experiences. 3.6 Religion / Faith / Intercultural Dialogue Legal Framework Brief Description Agencies Relevance to Australia Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief The United Nations General Assembly passed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief in 1981. Although not endowed with the force of international law, this resolution was the first international legal instrument devoted exclusively to the freedom of religion. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Australia adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief as an international instrument relating to human rights and freedoms in February 1993. Appendix 4: Australia’s Demographics 4.1 Introduction Australia is now one of the most diverse and socially cohesive nations on earth. Today, Australians identify with around 300 ancestries and speak as many languages, including Indigenous languages. More than a quarter of the Australian population was born overseas. Of those of us born in Australia, one in five has at least one parent born overseas and nearly 4 million people speak a language other than English at home.
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