Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 89a Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, published in 1987.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Budget Contributions Financing Periodic Reports Programmes of Action Racial Discrimination Treaties

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Expresses its grave concern that, for the above reason, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dis-

48 See CERD/SP/24. crimination was unable to hold its thirty-fourth session and to carry out its obligations in the course of 1986 and that, consequently, it could not submit an annual report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;

Commends the Committee for its work in the past with regard to the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of Ali Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

Calls upon States parties to comply fully with their obligation under article 9, paragraph 1, ofthe Convention and to submit in due time their periodic reports on measures taken to implement the Convention;

Appeals urgently to States parties to fulfil their financia! obligations under article 8, paragraph 6, of the Convention so as to enable the Committee to resume its work;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To consider making an urgent appeal, by telex, to States parties to fulfil their financia) obligations with regard to the Committee in order to enable it to resume its work;

To transmit notices of assessment for 1987 to States parties as soon as possible, urging them to pay their contributions;

To explore ali appropriate avenues to enable the Committee to meet in 1987, even iffor a shorter duration and at a reduced cost;

To consider convoking, if necessary and within available resources, a meeting of States parties during the first regular session of 1987 of the Economic and Social Council, so that they can take stock of the level of assessed contributions and make recommendations on the future work of the Committee;

To report on the situation to the General Assembly at its forty-second session.

44 A/41/508. 45 Resolution 38/14. 46 /bid., annex. 47 A/41/561 and Add.l.

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sect. VIII,

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