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practical recommendations to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance;
18. Stresses the importance of systematically taking a gender perspective into
account throughout the preparations for and in the outcome of the World
Conference;
19. Recommends that the particular situation of children and young people
should receive special attention during the preparations for and during the World
Conference, especially in its outcome;
20. Encourages Governments, to that end and to ensure further the
engagement of young people on the broader issues of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance, to include youth delegates in their official
delegations to the World Conference and its preparatory processes;
21. Recommends that special attention be accorded, during the preparations
for and during the World Conference, especially in its outcome, to the particular
situation of migrants;
22. Also recommends that the particular situation of indigenous people
receive special attention during the preparations for and during the World
Conference, especially in its outcome, and encourages Member States to facilitate
the participation of their indigenous people, inter alia, by considering including
representatives of indigenous people in their delegations;
23. Welcomes the report of the Commission on Human Rights acting as the
Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance on its first session, 12 and
requests the Preparatory Committee to develop in a comprehensive manner the
provisional agenda, the draft declaration and the draft programme of action of the
World Conference, taking into account the themes as adopted and all outstanding
issues from its first session as covered in the report, as well as the contributions of
all of the regional preparatory processes and other relevant initiatives;
24. Decides to establish an inter-sessional working group which will meet for
five working days to develop further the draft agenda, the draft declaration and the
draft programme of action of the World Conference;
25. Also decides to authorize the Preparatory Committee to extend its second
session for up to five working days;
26. Appeals to Member States to contribute generously to the voluntary fund
for the World Conference to cover the preparatory process and the Conference and
the participation of non-governmental organizations from developing countries;
27. Requests Governments, the specialized agencies, other international
organizations, concerned United Nations bodies, regional organizations, nongovernmental organizations, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on
contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the
human rights of migrants and other human rights mechanisms to participate actively
in the preparatory process with a view to ensuring the success of the World
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