Addressing the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism The Special Representatives and Envoys of the Secretary-General, in providing mediation support and backstopping the Department of Political Affairs, have helped to facilitate peace agreements in 13 conflicts around the world since 2001. The Department’s recently established Mediation Support Unit and the Peacebuilding Support Office will further enhance the United Nations peacemaking and peacebuilding capacity. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization promotes dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, including interreligious and interfaith dialogue, through the fostering of exchanges and quality education at different levels of society that advance human rights, democratic citizenship and tolerance, cross-cultural journalist networks, and training in intercultural mediation. The UNESCO Culture of Peace programme assists civil society organizations in denouncing terrorist acts as inexcusable. The Department of Public Information works with Member States, media, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and civil society to promote dialogue, respect, tolerance and cultural diversity. DPI organizes a series of seminars entitled “Unlearning Intolerance,” aimed at examining different manifestations of intolerance, as well as exploring means to promote respect and understanding among peoples. The five seminars held so far focused on: confronting anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, the role of the media in “fanning the flame of tolerance,” preventing genocide and the role of political cartoonists. The Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, operating under the new Human Rights Council, addresses the role of promoting human rights in eliminating conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism. This is done through country-specific work, including country visits, and in thematic reports submitted to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. Preventing and combating terrorism Sixteen universal legal instruments (13 instruments and three amendments) have been developed and adopted under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations. Most of these instruments are in force and provide a legal framework for multilateral actions against terrorism and criminalize specific acts of terrorism, including 59