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Deeply concerned about the fact that the phenomenon of racism and racial discrimination against
migrant workers continues to increase despite efforts undertaken by the international community to
improve the protection of the human rights of migrant workers and members of their families,
Recalling the adoption at its forty-fifth session of the International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,8
Acknowledging that indigenous people are at times victims of particular forms of racism and racial
discrimination,
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE THIRD DECADE TO
COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES
1. Declares once again that all forms of racism and racial discrimination, whether in their
institutionalized form or resulting from official doctrines of racial superiority or exclusivity, such as ethnic
cleansing, are among the most serious violations of human rights in the contemporary world and must be
combated by all available means;
2. Recalls with satisfaction the proclamation of the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial
Discrimination, which began in 1993, and requests the Secretary-General to make a further review of the
Programme of Action for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, with a view
to making it more effective and action-oriented;
3. Urges all Governments to take all necessary measures to combat new forms of racism, in
particular by constantly adapting the means provided to combat them, especially in the legislative,
administrative, educational and information fields;
4. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to give a high priority to
the follow-up to programmes and activities for combating racism and racial discrimination;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to accord special attention to the situation of migrant
workers and members of their families and to include regularly in his reports all information on such
workers;
6. Calls upon all Member States to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as
a matter of priority;
7. Commends all States that have ratified or acceded to the international instruments to combat
racism and racial discrimination;
8. Encourages the mass media to promote ideas of tolerance and understanding among peoples and
between different cultures;
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Resolution 45/158, annex.
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