A/HRC/RES/16/1 (b) Developing a universal culture of human rights, in which everyone is aware of their own rights and responsibilities in respect of the rights of others, and promoting the development of the individual as a responsible member of a free, peaceful, pluralist and inclusive society; (c) Pursuing the effective realization of all human rights and promoting tolerance, non-discrimination and equality; (d) Ensuring equal opportunities for all through access to quality human rights education and training, without any discrimination; (e) Contributing to the prevention of human rights violations and abuses and to the combating and eradication of all forms of discrimination, racism, stereotyping and incitement to hatred, and the harmful attitudes and prejudices that underlie them. Article 5 1. Human rights education and training, whether provided by public or private actors, should be based on the principles of equality, human dignity, inclusion and nondiscrimination, particularly equality between girls and boys and between women and men. 2. Human rights education and training should be accessible and available to all persons, and should take into account the particular challenges and barriers faced by, and the needs and expectations of, persons in vulnerable and disadvantaged situations and groups, including persons with disabilities, in order to promote empowerment and human development and to contribute to the elimination of the causes of exclusion or marginalization, as well as enable everyone to exercise all their rights. 3. Human rights education and training should embrace and enrich, as well as draw inspiration from, the diversity of civilizations, religions, cultures and traditions of different countries, as it is reflected in the universality of human rights. 4. Human rights education and training should take into account different economic, social and cultural circumstances while promoting local initiatives in order to encourage ownership of the common goal of the fulfilment of all human rights for all. Article 6 1. Human rights education and training should capitalize on and make use of new information and communication technologies, as well as the media, to promote all human rights and fundamental freedoms. 2. The arts should be encouraged as a means of training and raising awareness in the field of human rights. Article 7 1. States, and where applicable relevant governmental authorities, have the primary responsibility to promote and ensure human rights education and training, developed and implemented in a spirit of participation, inclusion and responsibility. 2. States should create a safe and enabling environment for the engagement of civil society, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders in human rights education and training, in which the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, including of those engaged in the process, are fully protected. 3. States should take steps, individually and through international assistance and cooperation, to ensure, to the maximum of their available resources, the progressive 5