United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/14/43/Add.3 Distr.: General 31 March 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Fourteenth session Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Githu Muigai Addendum Mission to the United Arab Emirates* Summary At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance visited the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah) from 4 to 8 October 2009. At the end of his visit, the Special Rapporteur concluded that the United Arab Emirates is a unique country where non-nationals represent the vast majority of the population and where nationals are a minority in their own country. In the last decades, the influx of foreign workers which has significantly contributed to the building of the country, has also created tremendous challenges for the Emirati society, in terms of national identity, social integration and capacity for absorption. While the Government has taken commendable initiatives in recent years to address some of the numerous challenges, the Special Rapporteur believes that much remains to be done in terms of legislation, policies and their effective implementation, as well as in terms of human rights education. In this report, the Special Rapporteur addresses issues related to the definition of the Emirati national identity and the granting of citizenship; the living and working conditions of unskilled foreign workers, in particular construction and domestic workers; the vulnerable situation of stateless persons; human trafficking; the educational policy; and the legal and institutional human rights framework to fight racism, racial discrimination, * The summary of this document is being circulated in all official languages. The report, which is annexed to the summary, is being circulated in Arabic and English only. GE.10-12576 (E) 220410