Explanation of Vote by Austria Against the U.N. Human Rights Council Durban Resolution

"President, Austria is among the countries that did not attend the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action because the repeated misuse of the Durban process and conferences as a platform for antisemitism. In view of the references to the process in this text, we cannot support the resolution. Nonetheless, we wish to underline our unwavering stance against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. Thank you."