Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 88 Implementation of the Programme of Action for the 2nd Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 1983–2002

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/56/265

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/265	Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	634	19%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/81	Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	1,595	71%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/136	Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	1,374	31%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/146	Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	3,613	79%Compare
1994	A/RES/48/91	Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination	4,023	—

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20 operative paragraphs

Resolves once again that all forms of racism and racial discrimination, particularly in their institutionalized form, such as apartheid, or resulting from official doctrines of racial superiority or exclusivity, are among the most serious violations of human rights in the contemporary world and must be combated by all available means;

Appeals to the international community, in general, and the United Nations, in particular, to continue to give the highest priority to programmes for combating racism, racial discrimination and apartheid, and to intensify its own efforts, during the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, to provide assistance and relief to the victims of racism and all forms of racial discrimination and apartheid, especially in South Afiica and Namibia and in occupied territories and territories under alien domination;

Appeals to all Governments and to international and non-governmental organizations to increase and intensify their activities to combat racism, racial discrimination and apartheid and to provide relief and assistance to the victims of these evils;

Appeals to all Governments, organizations and individuals in a position to do so to contribute generously to the Trust Fund for the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination so as to enable the Secretary-General to implement the various programme elements outlined in his report on the plan of ac;tivities for 1985-1989; 16 5.

Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Secretary-General containing information on the activities of Governments, specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, as well as United Nations organs, to give effect to the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;17

Acknowledges the progress made in preparing the study on the effects of racial discrimination in the field of

IS Ibid .. chap. 11.

edo.c31ioo. 1rnining. arrl crnployment as it affects the children of minorities. in p,rticular those of migrant workers, 13 author,1cs the Secretary-General to solicit relevant information and views from Governments, specialized agencies. regional intergovernmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and requests him to submit the final study to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;

Congratulates the Secretary-General on the organiration of the Round Table on [ntemational Legal Issues relating to Apartheid, Racism and Racial Discrimination, held at The Hague from 4 to 6 September 1985;

Expresses its satisfaction at the convening of the Seminar on Community Relations Commissions and Their Functions, held at Geneva from 9 to 20 September 1 Q85, and invites the Secretary-General to disseminate the report of the Seminar widely;

Reiterates its invitation to the Secretary-General to proceed with the implementation of the activities outlined '" his report on the plan of activities for 1985-1989 and to <nhmit to the General Assembly at its forty-first session , .... ~ study on the role of private group action to combat ,·:\cism and racial discrimination and to the Assembly at :.•s forty-third session the global compilation of national legislation against racial discrimination;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and issue as soon as possible a collection of model legislation for the guidance of Governments in the enactment of fur. ther legislation against racial discrimination;

Invites the Secretary-General to organize in New York in 1987 a training course for legislative draftsmen with the aim offocusing on the preparation of national legislation against racism and racial discrimination;

Invites the United Nations Educational, Scienti fie and Cultural Organization to expedite the preparation of teaching materials and teaching aids to promote teaching, training and educational activities on human rights and against racism and racial discrimination, with particular emphasis on activities at the primary and secondary levels of education;

Requests the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights to consider the possible need for updating the study on racial discrimination; 19 I 4. Authorizes the Secretary-General to organize in 1988 a global consultation on racial discrimination involving representatives of the United Nations system, regional intergovernmental organizations and interested non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, to focus on the co-ordination of international activities to combat racism and racial discrimination;

Welcomes Economic and Social Council decision 1985/ 141 of30 May 1985, by which the Council authorized the organization in 1986 in Africa of a seminar on international assistance and support to peoples and movements struggling against colonialism, racism, racial discrimination and apartheid, and requests that the report thereon be made available to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;

Invites the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at ·its forty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Requests the Economic and Social Council. during the period of the Second Decade, to submit an annual report to the General Assembly, containing, inrer alia:

An enumeration of the activities undertaken or contemplated to achieve the objectives of the Second Decade, including the activities of Governments, United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies and other international and regional organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations;

A review and appraisal of those activities;

Its suggestions and recommendations;

Decides that the item entitled "Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination" should be on its agenda throughout the Second Decade and should be considered as a matter of the highest priority at its fortyfirst session.

II Resolutioo 2106 A (XX), annex. 12 Re501uuoo 3068 (XXV!II), annex.

16 A/39/!67-E/1984/33 and Add.! and 2. 1 J United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural O,ianization,

17 A/40/416 and E/1985/ 16 ai,d Add I. Records of the General Conference. Elewm1h Sl!$Slon. Resolutions, p. 119. 14 Uniled Nations publication, Sales No. E.83.XIV.4 and corrigendum.

21 Resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI). I! A/4-0/694 and Add. I l9 United Nations pubhcanon. Sales No. E.76.XIY.2.

22 Resolution 328 I (XXIX). 20 Resolution 2542 (XXIV).

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