A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the
comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action
A/RES/76/226
of Action remains a solid basis and the only instructive outcome of the World
Conference, which prescribes comprehensive measures for combating all the scourges
of racism and adequate remedies for victims, and noting with concern the lack of
effective implementation thereof,
Alarmed at the global rise in hate speech, constituting incitement to racial
discrimination, hostility and violence, stressing the importance of addressing it, and
in this regard noting the issuance of the United Nations Guidance Note on Addressing
and Countering COVID-19-related Hate Speech on 11 May 2020,
Underlining the need to promote tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity
and the need to seek common ground among and within civilizations in order to
address common challenges to humanity that threaten shared values, universal human
rights and the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, through cooperation, partnership and inclusion,
Alarmed at the spread in many parts of the world of various racist extremist
movements based on ideologies that seek to promote nationalist, right-wing agendas
and racial superiority, and stressing that these practices fuel racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
Deploring the ongoing and resurgent scourges of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance in many regions of the world, often targeting
migrants and refugees, as well as people of African descent, expressing concern that
some political leaders and parties have supported such an environmen t, and in this
context expressing its support for migrants and refugees in the context of the severe
discrimination that they may face,
Reaffirming the necessity of eliminating racial discrimination against migrants,
including migrant workers, in relation to issues such as employment, social services,
including education and health, and access to justice, and that their treatment must be
in accordance with international human rights instruments and free from racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
Deploring the recent incidents of excessive use of force and other human rights
violations by law enforcement officers against peaceful demonstrators defending the
rights of Africans and of people of African descent, and recalling Huma n Rights
Council resolutions 43/1 of 19 June 2020, 2 44/20 of 17 July 2020 3 and 47/21 of
13 July 2021, 4
Recognizing that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
have a deep negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, and therefore require
a united and comprehensive response from the international community,
Expressing concern at the loss of life and livelihoods and the disruption to
economies and societies by the coronavirus disease (COVID -19) pandemic, and its
negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights around the world,
disproportionately affecting certain individuals, including those facing racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which the pandemic has
highlighted and exposed, including underlying deep and long -standing structural
inequalities and fundamental problems in various areas of social, economic, civil and
political life, and its exacerbation of existing inequalities, and recalling that systemic
and structural racism and racial discrimination further exacerbate inequality in access
to health care and treatment, leading to racial disparities in health outcomes and a
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See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-fifth Session, Supplement No. 53
(A/75/53), chap. IV, sect. A.
Ibid., chap. V, sect. A.
Ibid., Seventy-sixth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/76/53), chap. VII, sect. A.
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