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Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

A/HRC/RES/21/30No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 9Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2009–2017
This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/34/36
  • 2017A/HRC/RES/34/36Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2012A/HRC/RES/21/30Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationCompare with previous version
  • 2010A/HRC/RES/13/18Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationCompare with previous version
  • 2009A/HRC/RES/10/30Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Anti-Discrimination MeasuresQuestionnairesRacial DiscriminationStandards

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall convene its fifth session from 8 to19 April 2013;
2
Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its fourth session;
3
Invites the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee to hold informal consultations, from within existing resources, with regional and political coordinators during the inter-sessional period between the fourth and fifth sessions of the Ad Hoc Committee, with the aim of preparing the fifth session and collecting concrete proposals for discussion on the topics of xenophobia, establishment, designation or maintaining of national mechanisms with competencies to protect against and prevent all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and procedural gaps with regard to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, in accordance with its mandate;
4
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to send out a questionnaire, from within existing resources, to gather information regarding the three topics discussed during the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Committee and in its report (xenophobia, national mechanisms and procedural gaps), including legal and judicial frameworks and practices, substantive and procedural measures in line with the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee, and possible recommendations;
5
Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to post the responses to the questionnaire on its website and, in consultation with the Chairperson-Rapporteur, to prepare a summary of responses to the questionnaire received during the inter-sessional period for discussion by the Ad Hoc Committee at its fifth session;
6
Recommends that the Ad Hoc Committee, at its fifth session, discuss new topic(s) as contained in its report on its third session or additional topic(s) submitted during the inter-sessional period;
7
Decides to remain seized of this priority issue.

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