Governmental declaration – Adopted paragraphs of the preambule of the declaration
DECLARATION
PREAMBLE
PP5bis Recalling that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights in June 1993 calls for the speedy and comprehensive elimination of all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
PP6 Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/74, General Assembly resolution 52/111 and subsequent resolutions of those bodies concerning the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and recalling also the two World Conferences to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, held in Geneva in 1978 and 1983,
PP7 Noting with grave concern that despite the efforts of the international community, the principal objectives of the three decades to combat racism and racial discrimination, have not been attained and that countless human beings continue to the present day to be victims of varied forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
PP12bis1 Recalling the year 2001 as the International Year of Mobilising against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, aimed at drawing the world’s attention to the objectives of the World Conference and giving new momentum to the political commitment to the elimination of all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
PP11bis2 Recognising that the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, in conjunction with the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, presents a unique opportunity to consider the invaluable contributions of indigenous peoples to political, economic, social, cultural and spiritual development throughout the world to our societies as well as the challenges faced by them, including racism and racial discrimination,
PP 4, PP 5, PP 15bis, PP 8 (New proposals as of 28 May)
Reaffirming our commitment to the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Affirming that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance constitute a negation of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the principles of equality and non discrimination in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, political, or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status,
New PP-- Acknowledging that xenophobia, in its different manifestations, is one of the main contemporary sources and forms of discrimination and conflict, combating of which requires urgent attention and prompt actions of States as well as of the international community,
PP13bis1 Noting with concern the continued and violent occurrence of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and that the theories of superiority of certain races and cultures over others, promoted and practised during the colonial era, continue to be propounded in form or another even today,
PP15bis1 Recognising that failure to combat and denounce racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance by all, especially by public authorities and politicians at all levels is a factor encouraging their perpetuation,
Adopted paragraphs of the DRAFT PROGRAMME OF ACTION
SOURCES, CAUSES, FORMS AND CONTEMPORARY MANIFESTATIONS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
New 81. Urges States to take all necessary constitutional, legislative and administrative measures to foster equality among individuals and groups who are affected by, vulnerable to, or victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and review existing measures with a view to amending or repealing national legislation and administrative provisions that may give rise to such forms of discrimination;
New 82. Urge States to undertake investigations to examine possible links between criminal prosecution, police violence and penal sanctions, [including the application of the death penalty] [in particular against vulnerable groups and individuals] on the one hand, and racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, on the other, so as to have evidence for taking the necessary steps for the eradication of any such links and discriminatory practices;
New 123. Urge States, [to consider] in light of the relationship between racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and poverty, marginality and social exclusion of peoples and individuals at both the national and international level, to enhance their policies and measures to reduce income and wealth inequalities and take appropriate steps individually and through international cooperation [including through the provision of additional resources required] to promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights on a non-discriminatory basis.
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58bis. The World Conference also urges States to take or strengthen measures, including through bilateral or multilateral co-operation, to address the root-causes such as poverty, underdevelopment and lack of equal opportunity, some of which may be associated with discriminatory practices, which make persons, especially women and children, vulnerable to trafficking which may give rise to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
MEASURES OF PREVENTION…
New 22. Urge States to involve women, especially women victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in decision-making at all levels when working towards the eradication of such discrimination, and to develop concrete measures to incorporate race/gender analysis in the implementation of all aspects of the Programme of Action and national plans of action, particularly in the fields of employment programmes and services and resource allocation;
New 21. Urge States to incorporate a gender perspective into all programmes of action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and to consider the burden of such discrimination that particularly falls on [generic description] indigenous women, African women, Asian women, women of African descent, women of Asian descent, women migrants and women from other disadvantaged groups, ensuring their access to the resources of production on an equal footing with men, as means of promoting their participation in the economic and productive development of their communities
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New 23. Urges States to work [nationally and] in cooperation with other States and relevant regional and international organisations and programmes to strengthen national mechanisms to promote and protect the human rights of [persons affected by, vulnerable to, or] victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance who are infected, or presumably infected, with pandemics such as HIV/AIDS and to take concrete measures, including preventive action, appropriate access to medication and treatment, programmes of education, training and mass media dissemination to eliminate violence, stigmatization, discrimination, unemployment and other negative consequences arising from these pandemics.
53. Urges States, individually and through international cooperation, to enhance measures to fulfill the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health with the view to eliminate disparities in health status, as indicated in standard health indexes, which might result from of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.