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
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appreciates the fact that the Trust Fund has also been utilized for the subsequent
programmes and operational activities transcending the three Decades;
15. Requests the Secretary-General to include, in his report on the
implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its seventy -first
session, a section outlining the progress in the implementation of paragraph 18 of its
resolution 68/151 regarding the revitalization of the Trust Fund for the purpose of
ensuring the successful implementation of the activities of the International Decade
for People of African Descent and enhancing the effectiveness of the comprehensive
follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action;
16. Strongly appeals to all Governments, intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations and individuals as well as other donors in a
position to do so to contribute generously to the Trust Fund, and to that end requests
the Secretary-General to continue to undertake appropriate contacts and initiatives
to encourage contributions;
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Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
17. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights
Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance, 6 and encourages the Special Rapporteur, within his mandate, to
continue to focus on the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance and incitement to hatred, which impede peaceful coexistence and
harmony within societies, and to submit reports in this regard to the Human Rights
Council and the General Assembly;
18. Reiterates the invitation to the Special Rapporteur to consider examining
national models of mechanisms that measure racial equality and their added value in
the eradication of racial discrimination and to report on such challenges, successes
and best practices in his next report;
VII
Follow-up and implementation activities
19. Reiterates its request to the Human Rights Council to develop and adopt
a multi-year programme of activities to provide for the renewed and strengthened
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 they have made in the struggle against racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
20. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventy-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution,
including the progress made on the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of
the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, including through
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