A/RES/70/140
A global call for concrete action 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
the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;
21. Requests the President of the General Assembly and the President of the
Human Rights Council to continue convening annual commemorative meetings of
the Assembly and the Council during the commemoration of the International Day
for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, with the appropriate focus and themes,
and to hold a debate on the state of racial discrimination worldwide, with the
participation of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights, and in this context encourages the participation of eminent
personalities active in the struggle against racial discrimination, Member States and
civil society organizations in accordance with the rules of procedure of the
Assembly and the Council;
22. Decides to remain seized of this priority matter at its seventy-first session
under the item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance”.
80th plenary meeting
17 December 2015
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