Publicity to Be Given to the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

A/RES/1905(XVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

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6 subjects

Declarations Documents Distribution Information Dissemination Languages Public Information Racial Discrimination

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4 operative paragraphs

Considering that the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination1 provides that the United Nations, the specialized aget}- cies, States and non-governmental organizations should do all in their power to ensure the abolition of all forms of discrimination based on race, colour or ethnic origin,

Considering the great importance of the speedy implementation of that Declaration in order to liquidate all forms of racial discrimination ;1s soon as possible,

Considering it essential that, as a step towards the elimination of all forms ,A racial discrimination, the Declaration should be made known throughout the world,

Requf'sts that all States shall undertake all necessary measures in order to implement fully, faithfully and without delay the principles contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ;

Requests the Governments of States and nongovernmental organizations to publicize the text of the Declaration as widely as possible, using every means at their disposal, including all the appropriate media of communication ;

Requests the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies to ensure the immediate and larg~-scale circulation of the Declaration, and to that end to publish and distribute texts in all languages possible;

Im,ites the Governments of Member States, the specialized agencies and the non-governmental organizations concerned to inform the Secretary-General of action taken by them in compliance with the Declaration, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on this matter, which will be considered by the General Assembly at its nineteenth session as a separate agenda item.

20 November 1963.

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