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
A/RES/67/155
59. Recognizes the fundamental role of civil society in the fight against
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular in
helping States to develop regulations and strategies, in taking measures and action
against such forms of discrimination and through follow-up implementation;
60. Reaffirms its commitment to eliminating all forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of related intolerance against
indigenous peoples, and in this regard notes the attention paid to the objectives of
combating prejudice, eliminating discrimination and promoting tolerance,
understanding and good relations among indigenous peoples and all other segments
of society in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 15
61. Acknowledges that the World Conference of 2001, which was the third
world conference against racism, was significantly different from the previous two
conferences, as evidenced by the inclusion in its title of two important components
relating to contemporary forms of racism, namely, xenophobia and related
intolerance;
62. Also acknowledges that the outcomes of the World Conference and the
Durban Review Conference, in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance, have the same status as the outcomes of all the major United
Nations conferences, summits and special sessions in the human rights and social
fields;
63. Notes efforts to increase public support for the role of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action in combating racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance and the involvement of relevant stakeholders in
its realization;
64. Welcomes the compilation elaborated by the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Department of
Public Information of the Secretariat, to compile and disseminate, from within
existing resources, in a single combined publication, the political declaration on the
tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action and the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, with a view to
increasing global support for and awareness of these documents, as well as to
establish a programme of outreach through public information campaigns at all
levels, and encourages them to intensify efforts to enhance global support for and
awareness of these documents;
65. Calls upon Member States and the United Nations system to intensify
efforts to widely distribute copies of the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action, and encourages efforts to ensure its translation and wide dissemination;
66. Endorses the laudable initiative led by the States members of the
Caribbean Community and other Member States for the establishment of a permanent
memorial at the United Nations to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave
trade as a contribution towards the fulfilment of paragraph 101 of the Durban
Declaration, expresses its appreciation for contributions made to the voluntary fund
established in this regard, and urges other countries to contribute to the fund;
67. Notes the work of the mechanisms mandated to follow up on the World
Conference and the Durban Review Conference, and underlines the importance of
improving their effectiveness;
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