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the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination;
11.
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;
12.
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;
13.
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;
14.
Strongly underlines the importance of education as a significant
means of preventing and eradicating racism and racial discrimination and of
creating awareness of principles of human rights, particularly among young
people, and in this regard renews its invitation to the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to expedite the preparation
of teaching materials and teaching aids to promote teaching, training and
educational activities on human rights and against racism and racial
discrimination, with particular emphasis on activities at the primary and
secondary levels of education;
15.
Considers that all the parts of the Programme of Action for the
Third Decade should be given equal attention in order to attain the objectives
of the Decade;
16.
Regrets the lack of interest, support and financial resources for
the Third Decade and its related Programme of Action, reflected in the fact
that the Centre for Human Rights has been able to organize only one seminar
since the adoption of resolution 48/91 in 1993, and notes that unless a
supplementary financial effort is made very few of the activities planned for
the period 1994-1997 will be carried out;
17.
Considers that voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for the
Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
are indispensable for the implementation of the Programme;
18.
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the necessary
financial resources are provided for the implementation of the activities of
the Third Decade during the biennium 1996-1997;
19.
Also requests the Secretary-General to accord the highest priority
to the activities of the Programme of Action for the Third Decade;
20.
Further requests the Secretary-General to submit each year to the
Economic and Social Council a detailed report on all activities of United
Nations bodies and the specialized agencies, containing an analysis of
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