A/RES/55/83
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
26 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 112
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/600)]
55/83.
Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism and
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 54/153 of 17 December 1999, and taking note of
Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/14 of 17 April 2000, 1
Stressing that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the
World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 2 attaches importance to the
elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of
intolerance,
Convinced that racism, as one of the exclusionist phenomena plaguing many
societies, requires resolute action and cooperation for its eradication,
Having examined the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on
Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance, including its conclusions and recommendations, 3
Deeply concerned that, despite continued efforts, racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance and acts of violence persist and even grow in
magnitude, incessantly adopting new forms, including tendencies to establish
policies based on racial, religious, ethnic, cultural and national superiority or
exclusivity,
Particularly alarmed at the increase in racist violence in many parts of the
world, inter alia, as a result of resurgent activities of associations established on the
basis of racist and xenophobic platforms and charters, as reflected in the report of
the Special Rapporteur, and at the persisting use of those platforms and charters to
promote or incite racist ideologies,
1
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2000, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/2000/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
2
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
3
See A/55/304.
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