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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 with a
view to making it more effective and action-oriented;
3.
Calls upon Governments to cooperate more closely with the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to enable him to
fulfil his mandate;
4.
Urges all Governments to take all necessary measures to combat new
forms of racism, in particular by adapting constantly the means provided to
combat them, especially in the legislative, administrative, educational and
information fields;
5.
Decides that the international community in general and the United
Nations in particular should give the highest priority to programmes for
combating racism and racial discrimination and should intensify their efforts,
during the Third Decade, to provide assistance and relief to the victims of
racism and all forms of racial discrimination;
6.
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;
7.
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;
8.
Commends all States which have ratified or acceded to the
international instruments to combat racism and racial discrimination;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue the study on the
effects of racial discrimination on the children of minorities, in particular
those of migrant workers, in the fields of education, training and employment,
and to submit, inter alia, specific recommendations for the implementation of
measures to combat the effects of that discrimination;
10.
Urges the Secretary-General, United Nations bodies, the
specialized agencies, all Governments, intergovernmental organizations and
relevant non-governmental organizations, in implementing the Programme of
Action for the Third Decade, to pay particular attention to the situation of
indigenous people;
11.
Requests States to consider the relevant decisions of the Economic
and Social Council on the integrated follow-up to previous world conferences
and the need to make optimum use of all available mechanisms in the struggle
against racism;
12.
Requests the Secretary-General to consult Member States and
intergovernmental, as well as non-governmental, organizations on the
possibility of holding a world conference to combat racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and other related contemporary forms of
intolerance;
13.
Renews its invitation to the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization to expedite the preparation of teaching
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