A/RES/71/181
A global call for concrete action for the total 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
false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be rejected,
together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of separate human
races,
Underlining the intensity, magnitude and organized nature of slavery and the
slave trade, including the transatlantic slave trade, and the associated historical
injustices, as well as the untold suffering caused by colonialism and apartheid, and
that Africans and people of African descent, Asians and people of Asian descent and
indigenous peoples continue to be victims, and acknowledging that the ongoing
effects must be remedied,
Acknowledging the efforts and initiatives undertaken by States to prohibit
racial discrimination and racial segregation and to engender the full enjoyment of
economic, social and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights,
Emphasizing that, despite efforts in this regard, millions of human beings
continue to be victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, including their contemporary forms and manifestations, some of which
manifest in violent forms,
Welcoming the efforts made by civil society in support of the follow-up
mechanisms in the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action,
Recalling the appointment of the five independent eminent experts by the
Secretary-General on 16 June 2003, pursuant to General Assembly resolution
56/266 of 27 March 2002, with the mandate to follow up on the implementation of
the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and to make
appropriate recommendations thereon, and in this regard taking note with
appreciation of the role played, and noting the role still to be played, by those
independent eminent experts in mobilizing global political will for concrete action
for the total elimination of all the scourges of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance,
Underlining the primacy of the 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 for the successful implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action,
Recalling its resolution 2142 (XXI) of 26 October 1966, in which it proclaimed
21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,
Recalling also its resolution 62/122 of 17 December 2007, in which it
designated 25 March as the annual International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
Welcoming, in the above context, the unveiling of the permanent memorial for
the victims of slavery and the slave trade, including the transatlantic slave trade, The
Ark of Return, on 25 March 2015,
Welcoming also the call upon all the former colonial Powers for reparations,
consistent with paragraphs 157 and 158 of the Durban Programme of Action, to
redress the historical injustices of slavery and the slave trade, including the
transatlantic slave trade,
Recalling the suffering of the victims of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance, and the need to honour their memory,
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