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Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and
follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
including freedom of religion or belief, and for cultural and religious diversity is an
essential element for creating an environment free from racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and contributes to the global
efforts to combat all forms of discrimination;
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Outcomes of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, the 2009
Durban Review Conference and the commemoration of the
tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action (2011)
51. Reaffirms that the General Assembly is the highest intergovernmental
mechanism for the formulation and appraisal of policy on matters relating to the
economic, social and related fields, in accordance with its resolution 50/227 of
24 May 1996, and that, together with the Human Rights Council, it shall constitute
an intergovernmental process for the comprehensive implementation of and
follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in combating racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
52. Welcomes the adoption of the political declaration of the high-level
meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the
adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, whose aim is to
mobilize political will at the national, regional and international levels and to
implement the Programme of Action;
53. Reaffirms the political commitment to the full and effective
implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the outcome
document of the Durban Review Conference, and their follow-up processes, at the
national, regional and international levels, in combating racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
54. Calls upon all States that have not yet elaborated their national action
plans on combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
to comply with their commitments undertaken at the World Conference against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance of 2001;
55. Calls upon all States to formulate and implement without delay, at the
national, regional and international levels, policies and plans of action to combat
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including their
gender-based manifestations;
56. Urges States to support the activities of existing regional bodies or
centres that combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance in their respective regions, and recommends the establishment of such
bodies in all regions where they do not exist;
57. Calls upon those States that have not yet done so to consider signing and
ratifying or acceding to the instruments enumerated in paragraph 78 of the Durban
Programme of Action;
58. Emphasizes the fundamental and complementary role of national human
rights institutions, regional bodies or centres and civil society, working jointly with
States, towards the elimination of all forms of racism and, in particular, towards the
achievement of the objectives of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
in this regard;
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