A/RES/69/162
A global call for concrete action 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
outreach activities needed to inform and mobilize the global public in support of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and to strengthen awareness of the
contribution that it has made in the struggle against racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance;
20. Calls upon the Human Rights Council to commence preparations for the
commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action, including through the Intergovernmental
Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action;
21. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;
22. Requests the President of the General Assembly and the President of the
Human Rights Council to continue convening annual commemorative meetings of
the Assembly and the Council during the commemoration of the International Day
for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, with the appropriate focus and themes,
and to hold a debate on the state of racial discrimination worldwide, with the
participation of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights, and in this context encourages the participation of eminent
personalities active in the field of racial discrimination, Member States and civil
society organizations in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Assembly and
the Council, respectively;
23. Decides to remain seized of this priority matter at its seventieth session
under the item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance”.
73rd plenary meeting
18 December 2014
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