World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74 World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1976–1979

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?

8 subjects

Apartheid Conferences Declarations Information Dissemination International Decades Programmes of Action Racial Discrimination Self-Determination of Peoples

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

Approves the Declaration and the Programme of Action adopted by the Conference;

Reaffirms that all forms of racism racial discrimination and apartheid are abhorrent 'to the conscience and dignity of mankind and must be eradicated by effective international action;

Further reaffirms the special responsibility of the United Nations and the international community for the victims of racial discrimination as well as for peoples subjected to colonial or alien domination;

Requests the Secretary-General to circulate his r~pc_irt on the _work of the Conference to States, specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations with a

request to utilize their best endeavours in striving for the universal elimination of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid;

Requests the Economic and Social Council to carry out an evaluation of the activities undertaken in connexion with the Decade, in accordance with paragraph 18 of the Programme for the Decade,44

taking into account the results of the Conference set out in the Declaration and the Programme of Action

adopted by the Conference;

VI.

12 A/33/262.

4~ Report of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Genn·a. 14-25 Au{?ust 1978 (United Nations publication. Sales No. F.79.XIV.2).' chap. II.

44 Resolution 3057 (XXVIII), annex.

VI.

46 Report of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva, 14-25 August 1978 (United 47 A/33/147 and Corr.I. Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.XIV.2), chap. II.

48 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.

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