A/HRC/RES/52/36
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
14 April 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-second session
27 February–4 April 2023
Agenda item 9
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation of
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 4 April 2023
52/36.
Mandate of Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling its resolution 7/34 of 28 March 2008 and all its resolutions on the mandate
of Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance, and also those of the Commission on Human Rights,
Recalling also its resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Human Rights
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedure Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her
duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Reaffirming the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, and recalling the importance of the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Sustainable
Development Goals 10 and 16, to advancing racial equality, ensuring equal opportunities for
all, guaranteeing equality before the law and promoting social, economic and political
inclusion without distinction based on race, age, sex, disability, descent, national or ethnic
origin, religion or economic or other status,
Noting the opportunity presented by the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the thirtieth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action to stress the important role played by the struggle against racial
discrimination in the development of United Nations human rights norms and practices,
1.
Decides to renew the mandate of Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms
of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance for a further period of
three years, in accordance with the terms of reference contained in Human Rights Council
resolution 7/34;
2.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report to the Human
Rights Council and to the General Assembly on all activities relating to the mandate with a
view to maximizing the benefits of the reporting process;
3.
Also requests the Special Rapporteur to continue to participate in relevant
international dialogues and policy forums relating to the fight against racism, racial
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