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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of Action remains a solid basis and the only instructive outcome of the World
Conference, which prescribes comprehensive measures for combating all the scourges
of racism and adequate remedies for victims, and noting with concern the lack of
effective implementation thereof,
Expressing deep concern at emerging obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to
freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief 2 and at instances of intolerance,
discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons based on religion
or belief, inter alia, the increasing number of related acts of violence, and recalling
that the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action calls upon States, in opposing
all forms of racism, to recognize the need to counter antisemitism, anti-Arabism and
Islamophobia worldwide,
Alarmed at the global rise in hate speech, constituting incitement to racial
discrimination, hostility and violence, stressing the importance of addressing it, in
accordance with international law, and in this regard welcoming the observance of
18 June as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech 3 and noting the issuance
of the United Nations Guidance Note on Addressing and Countering COVID -19related Hate Speech on 11 May 2020,
Underlining the need to promote tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity
and the need to seek common ground among and within civilizations in order to
address common challenges to humanity that threaten shared values, u niversal human
rights and the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, through cooperation, partnership and inclusion,
Alarmed at the spread in many parts of the world of various racist extremist
movements based on ideologies that seek to promote nationalist, right-wing agendas
and racial superiority, and stressing that these practices fuel racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
Deploring the ongoing and resurgent scourges of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance in many regions of the world, often targeting
migrants and refugees, as well as people of African descent, expressing concern that
some political leaders and parties have supported such an environment, and in this
context expressing its support for migrants and refugees in the context of the severe
discrimination that they may face,
Reaffirming the necessity of eliminating racial discrimination against migrants,
including migrant workers, in relation to issues such as employment, social services,
including education and health, and access to justice, and that their treatment must be
in accordance with international human rights instruments and free from racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
Deploring the recent incidents of excessive use of force and other human rights
violations by law enforcement officers against peaceful demonstrators defending the
rights of Africans and of people of African descent, and recalling Human Ri ghts
Council resolutions 44/20 of 17 July 2020, 4 47/21 of 13 July 2021, 5 48/18 of
11 October 2021, 6 51/32 of 7 October 2022 7 and 54/27 of 12 October 2023, 8
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, art. 18 (see resolution 217 A (III)).
Resolution 75/309.
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-fifth Session, Supplement No. 53
(A/75/53), chap. V, sect. A.
Ibid., Seventy-sixth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/76/53), chap. VII, sect. A.
Ibid., Supplement No. 53A (A/76/53/Add.1), chap. IV, sect. A.
Ibid., Seventy-seventh Session, Supplement No. 53A (A/77/53/Add.1), chap. III, sect. A.
Ibid., Seventy-eighth Session, Supplement No. 53A (A/78/53/Add.1), chap. III, sect. A.
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