World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination

A/RES/32/129View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 75 World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1976–1979

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/33/99

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1979	A/RES/33/99	World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	419	18%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/129	World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	560	20%Compare
1977	A/RES/31/78	World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	341	16%Compare
1976	A/RES/3378(XXX)	World conference to combat racism and racial discrimination	131	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Conferences Consultative Status Non-Governmental Organizations Observer Status Participants Racial Discrimination

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 2057 (LXII), including the annex thereto;

Regrets the circumstances which led to the withdrawal by the Government of Ghana of its offer to act as host to the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and expresses its appreciation to that Government for its co-operation;

Decides to convene the Conference at Geneva from 14 to 25 August 1978;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite as participants in the Conference:

Ali States;

The United Nations Council for Namibia, in ( b) accordancc with General Assembly resolution 31/149 of 20 December 1976;67 5.

Requests the Secretary-General to invite to the Conference as observers:

Representatives of national liberation movements recognized in its rcgion by the Organization of African Unity, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3280 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974;

Representatives of organizations that have re- ( b) ceived a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate in the sessions and the work of all international conferences convened under its auspices, in accordance with Assembly resolutions 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974 and 31/152 of 20 December 1976;

Thc specialized agencies concerned as well as intercsted organs and bodies of the United Nations;

( d) Interested intergovernmental organizations;

The Special Committee against Apartheid;

The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implemcntation of the Declaration on thc Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Pcoples;

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;

The Commission on Human Rights;

( i) Othcr interested committees of the United Nations;

65 Sec also sect. X.B.5, decision 32/ 433.

66 E/5911.

67 Sec also resolution 32/9 E.

Non-governmental organizations in consultative (j) status with the Economic and Social Council, as indicated in the anncx to the prcscnt resolution;

Authorizes thc allocation from the regular budget of thc United Nations of the costs involved in holding the Conferencc;

Decides to include Arabic as a language of the Conference;

Requests thc Secretary-Gcncral, as part of the preparatory process, to take adequatc steps to ensure that maximum publicity shall be given to the Conference and, to that cnd, to allocatc the necessary resources from thc regular budget;

Calls upon ali States to contributc to the success of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, in particular by their active participation in the Conference;

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Urges ali Statcs to co-opcrate with the Secrctary-General of the Confercnce in the prcparatory work;

Requests thc Secrctary-General to report to the General Asscmbly at its thirty-third session on the work of the Conference;

Decides to consider at its thirty-third session, as a matter of high priority, the ítem entitled "World Confcrence to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination".

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Resolutions adc:,pte<l on the reports of the Third Committcc

64 See Official Records of the Ec~nomic and Social Council,

ANNEX Non-govcrnmcntal organizations invited to participate in the World Conference to (:ombat Racism and Racial Discriminalion

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