A/RES/63/162 United Nations Distr.: General 13 February 2009 General Assembly Sixty-third session Agenda item 62 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2008 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/63/428)] 63/162. Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 3 and other relevant human rights instruments, 0F 1F 2F Recalling the provisions of Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2004/16 of 16 April 2004 4 and 2005/5 of 14 April 2005, 5 and relevant Human Rights Council resolutions, in particular resolution 7/34 of 28 March 2008, 6 as well as General Assembly resolutions 60/143 of 16 December 2005, 61/147 of 19 December 2006 and 62/142 of 18 December 2007 on this issue and resolutions 61/149 of 19 December 2006 and 62/220 of 22 December 2007, both entitled “Global efforts 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”, 3F 4F 5F Recalling also the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the Judgement of the Tribunal, which recognized, inter alia, the SS organization and all its integral parts, including the Waffen SS, as criminal and declared it responsible for many war crimes and crimes against humanity, Recalling further the relevant provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 660, No. 9464. 4 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2004, Supplement No. 3 (E/2004/23), chap. II, sect. A. 5 Ibid., 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A. 6 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/63/53), chap. II. 2 08-48051