A/RES/65/240
Reiterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and
well-being of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is
scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must
be rejected, together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of
separate human races,
Convinced that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance manifest themselves in a differentiated manner for women and girls and
may be among the factors leading to a deterioration in their living conditions,
poverty, violence, multiple forms of discrimination and the limitation or denial of
their human rights, and recognizing the need to integrate a gender perspective into
relevant policies, strategies and programmes of action against racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to address multiple
forms of discrimination,
Underlining the primacy of political will, international cooperation and
adequate funding at the national, regional and international levels needed to address
all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance,
Alarmed at the increase in racist violence and xenophobic ideas in many parts
of the world, in political circles, in the sphere of public opinion and in society at
large as a result, inter alia, of the resurgent activities of associations established on
the basis of racist and xenophobic platforms and charters, and the persistent use of
those platforms and charters to promote or incite racist ideologies,
Underlining the importance of urgently eliminating continuing and violent
trends involving racism and racial discrimination, and conscious that any form of
impunity for crimes motivated by racist and xenophobic attitudes plays a role in
weakening the rule of law and democracy, tends to encourage the recurrence of such
crimes and requires resolute action and cooperation for its eradication,
Acknowledging the centrality of resource mobilization, effective global
partnership and international cooperation in the context of paragraphs 157 and 158
of the Durban Programme of Action for the successful realization of commitments
undertaken at the World Conference,
Expressing grave concern at the lack of progress made in the implementation
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, in particular key
paragraphs 157 to 159 of the Programme of Action,
Welcoming the continued commitment of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights to profiling and increasing the visibility of the
struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
and recognizing the need for the High Commissioner to make this a cross-cutting
issue in the activities and programmes of her Office,
Welcoming also the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the
Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at its
seventh and eighth sessions, held from 5 to 16 October 2009 4 and from 11 to
22 October 2010, 5 respectively, in particular the recommendation on the
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See A/HRC/13/60.
See A/HRC/16/64.