Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

A/RES/49/145View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 93 Elimination of racism and racial discrimination, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

24 versions · 1971–1998

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/52/110

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1998	A/RES/52/110	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	979	32%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/137	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	1,033	63%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/145	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	743	—
1993	A/RES/47/79	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	—	—
1992	A/RES/46/83	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Budget Contributions Early Warning Systems Financing Inter-Agency Cooperation International Decades Periodic Reports Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Racial Discrimination Treaties

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Commends the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for its work with regard to the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1/ and the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination⁶ and its contribution to the preparations for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

⁶Resolution 38/14, annex.

Encourages the Committee to contribute fully to the implementation of the Third Decade and its Programme of Action,⁷ including by convening a joint meeting of the Committee and the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;

⁷Resolution 48/91, annex.

Welcomes the beginning of communication between the Committee and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and encourages its continuation;

Welcomes also the innovatory procedures adopted by the Committee for reviewing the implementation of the Convention in States whose reports are overdue and for formulating concluding observations on reports of States parties to the Convention;

Commends the Committee for its efforts in the area of prevention of racial discrimination, including early warning and urgent procedures, and welcomes its relevant decisions;⁸

⁸See A/49/18, sect. II and annex III.

Expresses its profound concern at the fact that a number of States parties have still not fulfilled their financial obligations, as shown in the report of the Secretary-General; 4/

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on the work of its forty-fourth and forty-fifth sessions;⁹

⁹A/49/18.

Urges States parties to accelerate their domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment concerning the financing of the Committee;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure adequate financial arrangements and appropriate means to permit the functioning of the Committee;

Calls upon States parties to fulfil their obligations under article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to submit in due time their periodic reports on measures taken to implement the Convention and to pay their outstanding contributions;

Strongly appeals to all States parties that are in arrears to fulfil their outstanding financial obligations under article 8, paragraph 6, of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite those States parties which are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session;

Decides to consider at its fiftieth session, under the item entitled "Elimination of racism and racial discrimination", the report of the Secretary-General on the financial situation of the Committee and the report of the Committee.

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