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Expresses its satisfaction that the Durban Review Conference and
Preparatory Committee for the Conference provided for the active participation of
Member States and Observers of the United Nations, the specialized agencies,
United Nations funds and programmes, various intergovernmental organizations as
well as the major groups representing all regions of the world, at the highest level,
and notes the contributions of non-governmental organizations in the preparation for
the Durban Review Conference, which were broad-based, regionally balanced and
consistent with the objectives of the Conference;
Emphasizes that the basic responsibility for effectively combating
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racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance lies with States,
and to this end stresses that States have the primary responsibility to ensure full and
effective implementation of all commitments and recommendations contained in the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as well as the outcome of the Durban
Review Conference and, in this regard, welcomes the steps taken by numerous
Governments;
Calls upon all States that have not yet elaborated their national action
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plans on combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance to comply with their commitments undertaken at the World Conference;
Calls upon all States to formulate and implement without delay, at the
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national, regional and international levels, policies and plans of action to combat
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including their
gender-based manifestations;
Urges States to support the activities of existing regional bodies or
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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;
Calls upon those States that have not yet done so to consider signing and
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ratifying or acceding to the instruments enumerated in paragraph 78 of the Durban
Programme of Action, including the International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families of 1990; 4
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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;
Recognizes the fundamental role of civil society in the fight against
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racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular in
assisting States to develop regulations and strategies, in taking measures and action
against such forms of discrimination and through follow-up implementation;
10. 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 and 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; 5
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