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
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session, 19 and in this regard notes that the session, which took place in private and
virtually, was held on 26 October 2021;
27. Notes resolution 51/32 of the Human Rights Council entitled “From rhetoric
to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance” and the recommendations contained therein with
regard to the Group of Independent Eminent Experts, further agrees to limit the tenure
of the Eminent Experts to four years, which may be renewed once, and that the current
Experts will continue to serve until the appointment of new Experts is finalized, and
requests that the limit of tenure also apply to the continued service of Experts already
appointed as of the date of adoption of the present resolution;
28. Requests the Secretary-General to appoint the five Eminent Experts, one
from each region, from among candidates proposed by the President of the Human
Rights Council, after consultation with the regional groups, in line with the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action 20 and paragraph 13 of resolution 56/266, by the
end of 2023;
29. Requests the five regional groups to nominate a candidate for appointment
to the Group of Independent Eminent Experts in a timely f ashion;
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Trust fund for the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and
Racial Discrimination
30. Recalls the establishment by the Secretary-General, in 1973, of the trust
fund for the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism a nd Racial
Discrimination as a funding mechanism that has been utilized for the implementation
of the activities of the three Decades for Action to Combat Racism and Racial
Discrimination declared by the General Assembly, and in this regard appreciates the
fact that the trust fund has also been utilized for the subsequent programmes and
operational activities transcending the three Decades;
31. Requests the Secretary-General to include, in his report on the
implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its seventyeighth session, a section outlining the progress in the implementation of paragraph 18
of its resolution 68/151 of 18 December 2013 regarding the revitalization of the trust
fund for the purpose of ensuring the successful implementation of the activities of the
International Decade for People of African Descent and enhancing the effectiveness
of the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective
implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;
32. Strongly appeals to all Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations and individuals, as well as other donors in a position to do so, to
contribute generously to the trust fund, and to that end requests the Secretary -General
to continue to undertake appropriate contacts and initiatives to encourage contributions;
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Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
33. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights
Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobi a and
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See A/77/233.
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