A/RES/59/177
and the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action be
scheduled in a manner that clashes or overlaps with the sessions of the General
Assembly, and in this regard calls upon the Commission to address this issue and
to ensure that the future sessions of the Working Group of Experts on People of
African Descent are scheduled to precede those of the Intergovernmental
Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action;
35. Requests the Secretary-General to reflect the outcome of the
high-level seminar in his report to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session
on the follow-up to the World Conference;
36. Acknowledges 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, and to this end emphasizes
the central role to be played by the group of independent eminent experts on the
implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in
mobilizing the necessary political will required for the successful
implementation of the Declaration and Programme of Action;
37. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary resources for
the effective fulfilment of the mandates of the Intergovernmental Working
Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action, the Working Group of Experts on People of African
Descent and the group of independent eminent experts on the implementation of
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;
38. Condemns the resurgence of xenophobia, and underlines the fact that,
while anchoring human rights in legal instruments is a fundamental way of
expressing their universality, it is no longer capable of eliminating the
underlying causes of discriminatory culture and mentalities, and that action on
human rights must henceforth include discussion of the deep cultural roots of
racism;
39. Expresses its concern at the increasing incidence of racism in various
sporting events, while noting with appreciation the efforts made by some
sporting governing bodies to combat racism;
40. Invites Member States to adopt measures to counter the dissemination
of discriminatory, racist and xenophobic messages on the Internet, in accordance
with paragraphs 144 to 147 of the Durban Programme of Action, and to promote
a positive use of the Internet to foster social harmony and to combat racism;
41. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to convene the second meeting of the group of independent
eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action before the sixty-first session of the Commission on
Human Rights to produce a concrete programme of action related to their
mandate, based on the core values of racial equality and dignity as elaborated in
the outcome document of their first meeting, held in Geneva from 16 to
18 September 2003; 9
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See E/CN.4/2004/112.
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