Friday, October 30, 2009

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
Durban, 31 August-7 September 2001
Agenda item 7
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Note by the Secretary-General

The agenda of the World Conference as adopted by the Conference on 31 August 2001 is reproduced below.AGENDA OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE
1. Opening of the Conference.
2. Election of the President.
3. Opening addresses.
4. Adoption of the rules of procedure.
5. Election of the other officers of the Conference.
6. Credentials of representatives to the Conference.(a) Appointment of the Credentials Committee;(b) Report of the Credentials Committee.
7. Adoption of the agenda.
8. Organization of work.
9. Conference themes:
- Sources, causes, forms and contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
- Victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
- Measures of prevention, education and protection aimed at the eradication of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance at the national, regional and international levels.
- Provision of effective remedies, recourse, redress, compensatory* and other measures at the national, regional and international levels.
- Strategies to achieve full and effective equality, including international cooperation and enhancement of United Nations and other international mechanisms in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and follow-up.
10. Adoption of the final document and the report of the Conference.-----
* The use of the word "compensatory" is without prejudice to any outcome of this conference. DUR.01-152
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