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11. Acknowledges that the World Conference, which was the third world
conference against racism, was significantly different from the previous two
conferences, as evidenced by the inclusion in its title of two important components
relating to contemporary forms of racism, namely, xenophobia and related
intolerance;
12. Also acknowledges that the outcomes of the World Conference against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the Durban
Review Conference are on an equal footing with the outcomes of all the major
United Nations conferences, summits and special sessions in the human rights and
social fields;
13. Recalls that 2011 will mark the tenth anniversary of the World
Conference, and decides to call for a one-day plenary event to commemorate the
ten-year anniversary during the high-level segment of the General Assembly to be
devoted to the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance during its sixty-sixth session, in 2011, the modalities of which will be
finalized during the sixty-fifth session;
14. Welcomes the adoption of the laudable initiative led by the States
members of the Caribbean Community and other Member States for the
establishment of a permanent memorial at the United Nations to the victims of
slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as a contribution towards the fulfilment of
paragraph 101 of the Durban Declaration, expresses its appreciation for
contributions made to the voluntary fund established in this regard, and urges other
countries to contribute to the fund;
15. Expresses its appreciation for the continuing work of the mechanisms
mandated to follow up the World Conference;
16. Decides that the implementation of the outcome of the Durban Review
Conference shall be undertaken in the same framework and by the same
mechanisms as the outcome of the World Conference;
17. Acknowledges the centrality of resource mobilization, effective global
partnership and international cooperation in the context of paragraphs 157 and 158
of the Durban Programme of Action for the successful realization of commitments
undertaken at the World Conference, and to this end emphasizes the importance of
the mandate of the group of independent eminent experts on the implementation of
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, especially in mobilizing the
political will necessary for the successful implementation of the Declaration and
Programme of Action;
18. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the resources necessary for the
effective fulfilment of the mandates of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the
Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, the group of independent
eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme
of Action and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary
Standards;
19. Expresses concern at the increasing incidence of racism in various
sporting events, while noting with appreciation the efforts made by some governing
bodies of the various sporting codes to combat racism, and in this regard invites all
international sporting bodies to promote, through their national, regional and
international federations, a world of sport free from racism and racial
discrimination;
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