Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 80a Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, published in 1983.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1974–1995

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/49/144

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1995	A/RES/49/144	Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	413	—
1993	A/RES/47/78	Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/89	Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/95	Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	—	—
1987	A/RES/41/104	Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	240	28%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;22

Expresses its satisfaction with the increase in the number of States which have ratified the Convention or acceded thereto;

Reaffirms once again its conviction that ratification of or accession to the Convention on a universal basis and implementation of its provisions are necessary for the real ization of the objectives of the Decade for Action to Com bat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

Requests States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto;

Calls upon States parties to the Convention to con sider the possibility of making the declaration provided for in article 14 of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to submit to the General Assembly annual reports concerning the sta tus of the Convention, in accordance with Assembly reso lution 2106 A (XX) of 21 December 1965.

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20 See Official Records of the General A,·sembly, Thirty-seventh Se,·sion.

Supplement No. 18 (A/37/18), chap. IX. 19 Resolution 217 A (III).

21 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.

22 A/37/148.

23 Resolution 3057 (XXVIII), annex. Supplement No. /8 (A/37/18).

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