"The General Assembly,
Recalling all its previous resolutions on the comprehensive follow-up to the
World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference,[1]
in particular its resolutions
66/144 of 19 December 2011, 67/155 of 20 December 2012, 74/137 of 18 December
2019 and 76/1 of 22 September 2021, and in this regard underlining the imperative
need for their full and effective implementation,
...
Stressing that the outcome of the World Conference against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance has the same status as the
outcomes of all the major United Nations conferences, summits and special sessions
in the human rights and social fields, and that the Durban Declaration and Programme
of Action remains a solid basis and the only instructive outcome of the World
Conference, which prescribes comprehensive measures for combating all the scourges of racism and adequate remedies for victims, and noting with concern the lack of
effective implementation thereof,
...
VII
Commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action
31. Welcomes the convening of a one-day high-level meeting of the General
Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action on 22 September 2021, on the theme
'Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent', and the
adoption of a political declaration aimed at mobilizing political will at the national,
regional and international levels for the full and effective implementation of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and its follow-up processes;[13]
32. Emphasizes the critical importance of increasing public support for the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the participation of civil society
and other relevant stakeholders in its realization;
33. Invites Member States, United Nations entities, international and regional
organizations, civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and other
stakeholders to organize and support various high-visibility initiatives, aimed at
effectively increasing awareness at all levels, to commemorate the twentieth
anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;
34. Requests the Secretary-General to establish a programme of outreach, with
the involvement of Member States and United Nations funds and programmes, as well
as civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to appropriately
commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration
and Programme of Action;
35. Calls upon Member States and the United Nations system to intensify
efforts to widely distribute copies of the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action, and encourages efforts to ensure its translation and wide dissemination;
36. Expresses its appreciation for the continuing work of the mechanisms
mandated to follow up on the World Conference and the Durban Review Conference;
VIII
Follow-up and implementation activities
37. Acknowledges the guidance and leadership role of the Human Rights
Council, and encourages it to continue to oversee the implementation of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban
Review Conference;
38. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to continue to provide the Human Rights Council with all the support
necessary for it to achieve its objectives in this regard;
39. Requests the Human Rights Council to consider, at its fifty-first session,
the question of developing a multi-year programme of activities to provide for the
renewed and strengthened outreach activities needed to inform and mobilize the
global public in support of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and to
strengthen awareness of the contribution that they have made in the struggle against
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in consultation with
Member States, national human rights institutions, relevant civil society organizations
and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes;..."