United Nations A/RES/59/176 General Assembly Distr.: General 2 March 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 103 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2004 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/59/501)] 59/176. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1 most recently resolution 57/194 of 18 December 2002, 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, Reiterating also the importance of the Convention, which is one of the most widely accepted human rights instruments adopted under the auspices of the United Nations, Reaffirming that universal adherence to and full implementation of the Convention are of paramount importance for promoting equality and non-discrimination 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 Mindful of the importance of the contributions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to the effective implementation of the Convention and to the efforts of the United Nations to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Emphasizing the obligation of all States parties to the Convention to take legislative, judicial and other measures in order to secure full implementation of the provisions of the Convention, _______________ 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 04-48682