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ANNEXES
Annex I
AGENDA
At the first meeting of the first session, on 29 September 2003, the Working Group, in
accordance with its mandate, adopted the following agenda:
1.
Opening of the session.
2.
Adoption of the agenda.
3.
Organization of work.
4.
Implementation of the mandate of the Working Group, as established in Commission
on Human Rights resolution 2002/68 and approved by Economic and Social Council
decision 2002/270 and amended by Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/30:
“(a) To study the problems of racial discrimination faced by people of African
descent living in the diaspora and to this end gather all relevant information from
Governments, non-governmental organizations and other relevant sources, including
through holding public meetings with them;
(i)
To make proposals on the elimination of racial discrimination
against people of African descent in all parts of the world;
(ii)
To address all the issues concerning the well-being of Africans
and people of African descent contained in the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action;
“(b) To propose measures to ensure full and effective access to the justice
system by people of African descent;
“(c) To submit recommendations on the design, implementation and
enforcement of effective measures to eliminate racial profiling of people of African
descent;
“(d) To elaborate short-, medium- and long-term proposals for the elimination
of racial discrimination against people of African descent bearing in mind the need for
close collaboration with international and development institutions and the specialized
agencies of the United Nations system to promote the human rights of people of African
descent, inter alia through: