The UAE has declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. Culture and heritage are important elements of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 11, and these two elements play a major role in creating tolerance. While tolerance is not outlined explicitly in the SDGs, there is no doubt it is much needed in today’s world. Most conflicts arise from misinterpretation, misunderstanding or a biased understanding of culture and/or the heritage of the people they are associated with. This policy report looks at culture and heritage and its relationship to education, reducing inequality, the export opportunities, its role in creating peace, and hence tolerance.