From Rhetoric to Reality : A Global Call for Concrete Action Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

A/HRC/RES/18/27View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance : follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2010–2012

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/21/33

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2012	A/HRC/RES/21/33	From rhetoric to reality : a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance	1,710	28%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/18/27	From rhetoric to reality : a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance	802	30%Compare
2010	A/HRC/RES/14/16	From rhetoric to reality : a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance	674	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Information Dissemination Racial Discrimination Report Preparation Working Groups Xenophobia

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the efforts made by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in its constructive work aimed at the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, as well as the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, including by increasing efforts to complement the work of other Durban follow-up mechanisms with a view to achieving better coordination and synergy with other human rights mechanisms, thereby avoiding duplication of initiatives;

Takes note of the report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;⁴

⁴A/HRC/16/64.

Welcomes and acknowledges the importance and significance of the work of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent in examining the current situation and conditions and the extent of racism against Africans and people of African descent and, in this regard, takes note of the report of the Working Group;⁵

⁵A/HRC/18/45.

Welcomes the political declaration adopted by the General Assembly during its High-level Meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,1 held in New York on 22 September 2011, which reaffirmed the political commitment to and mobilized the political will for the full and effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;

Calls for renewed efforts to mobilize political will for the full and effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;

Requests the Secretary-General and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to implement fully paragraphs 53 and 57 of General Assembly resolution 65/240, on the establishment of an outreach programme and a public information campaign for the commemoration and follow-up thereto, including by distributing copies of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action widely and with translations thereof;

Decides that the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action should convene its tenth session from 8 to 19 October 2012;

Requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session his progress report submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to Assembly resolution 65/36;

Encourages the High Commissioner to initiate consultations with various international sporting and other organizations, enabling them to contribute to the struggle against racism and racial discrimination;

Invites Member States, the United Nations system and all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, to intensify their efforts in building support for the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in the follow-up to the commemoration of its tenth anniversary;

Decides to remain seized of this important issue.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I.

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