Affirming that human rights education is a key to changing attitudes and behaviour based on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and to promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in societies, and that such education is a determining factor in the promotion, dissemination and protection of the democratic values of justice and equity, which are essential to prevent and combat the spread of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as was recognized at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001,
申明人权教育是改变种族主义、种族歧视、仇外心理和有关不容忍行为方面的态度和行为及促进容忍和尊重社会多样性的关键，确认这种教育是促进、宣传和维护公正和平等等民主价值观的一个决定因素，这些价值观对预防和打击种族主义、种族歧视、仇外心理和有关不容忍行为的扩散至关重要，并得到2001年8月31日至9月8日在南非德班举行的反对种族主义、种族歧视、仇外心理和有关不容忍行为世界会议的认同，