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Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of International Day for Tolerance 联合国教科文组织总干事伊琳娜·博科娃“国际宽容日”致辞 16 November 2016 2016年11月16日 In a world of diversity, tolerance is a prerequisite for peace. It is also a lever for sustainable development, as it encourages the construction of more inclusive and thus more resilient societies that are able to draw on the ideas, creative energy and talents of each of their members. 在一个多样性的世界，宽容是和平的条件，也是促进可持续发展的动力，它有利于建设更具包容性和生命力的社会，并且能够从社会的每个成员的思想、创造力和才干中汲取营养。 Tolerance is often a minority idea and one that is sometimes threatened. In too many countries in the world I have noted the rise of doctrines based on withdrawal and rejection. I have noted that migratory crises, the tragic situation of refugees and armed conflicts are being used as tools to whip up hatred of the other, stigmatize minorities and legitimize discrimination. I have heard the rise in racist attitudes and stereotyping of religions and cultures, as it is said that different peoples cannot live together and that the world would be a better place if we returned to olden times when “pure cultures” lived alone, protected from outside influence, in a mythicized past that has never existed. | 
