United Nations General Assembly A/RES/57/194 Distr.: General 20 February 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 107 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/57/554)] 57/194. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and its resolutions on the status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,1 most recently its resolution 55/81 of 4 December 2000, Bearing in mind the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 2 in particular section II.B of the Declaration, relating to equality, dignity and tolerance, Reiterating the need to intensify the struggle to eliminate all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance throughout the world, Welcoming the affirmation that universal adherence to and full implementation of the Convention are of paramount importance for promoting equality and nondiscrimination in the world, as stated in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance on 8 September 2001, 3 Reiterating the importance of the Convention, which is one of the most widely accepted human rights instruments adopted under the auspices of the United Nations, Mindful of the importance of the contributions of the Committee to the effective implementation of the Convention and to the efforts of the United Nations to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as all other forms of discrimination based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, Noting that the reports submitted by States parties under the Convention contain, inter alia, information about the causes of, as well as measures to combat, _______________ 1 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex. A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 3 See A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1, chap. I. 2 02 55112