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- International Day for Tolerance is commemorated every year on 16 November.
- To commemorate UNESCO’s 50th anniversary, the UN General Assembly established International Day for Tolerance in 1995.
- The Declaration of Principles on Tolerance was adopted by UNESCO in 1995.
- A resolution to celebrate November 16 as the International Day for Tolerance was voted by the UN General Assembly in 1996.
- In 1995, the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize was established to encourage tolerance and nonviolence.
- On the International Day for Tolerance, it is given once every two years.
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