Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

A/HRC/RES/54/26View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2008–2023

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/HRC/RES/54/26	Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent	1,128	75%Compare
2020	A/HRC/RES/45/24	Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent	1,026	73%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/36/23	Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent	787	70%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/27/25	Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent	586	69%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/18/28	Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent	502	25%Compare

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Africans Anti-Discrimination Measures Consultations Financing Gender Discrimination People of African Descent Racial Discrimination Working Groups

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15 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent for a further period of three years, in accordance with the terms of reference contained in Human Rights Council resolution 9/14;

Also decides that one of the two annual sessions of the Working Group may be held in New York or another location of relevance to the mandate, to facilitate the wide participation of people of African descent;

Further decides that the Working Group should hold two virtual consultations annually, with interpretation, to study the situation of people of African descent and to make recommendations thereon;

Decides that the Working Group shall undertake a minimum of two country visits per year;

Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Working Group in the discharge of its mandate, including by responding promptly to the Working Group’s communications and by providing the information requested;

Requests the Working Group to submit an annual report to the Human Rights Council on all activities relating to its mandate, and to the General Assembly in the context of the International Decade for People of African Descent;

Also requests the Working Group to pay special attention in its annual report to the gender dimension of the impact of racism, racial discrimination, and systemic racism on women and girls and men and boys of African descent and to make specific recommendations in this regard, and encourages the Working Group to collect information from Member States and all relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system in the preparation of its report;

Further requests the Working Group to contribute to the review of the International Decade for People of African Descent;

Requests States, non-governmental organizations, relevant human rights treaty bodies, special procedures and other mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, national human rights institutions, international financial and development institutions and United Nations specialized agencies, programmes and funds to collaborate with the Working Group, including by, inter alia, providing it with the necessary information and, where possible, reports in order to enable the Working Group to carry out its mandate, including with regard to field missions;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to strengthen the substantive and administrative support provided to the Working Group in order for it to effectively fulfil its mandate, taking into consideration the additional tasks and responsibilities assigned to the Working Group over the past 20 years and other relevant activities with relevant United Nations human rights mechanisms and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;

Requests that sufficient travel funds be provided for the Working Group secretariat to accompany the Working Group on all of its visits;

Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide the Working Group with all the human, technical and financial assistance necessary for the sustainable and effective fulfilment of its mandate;

Decides that all public meetings of the Working Group will be held in a hybrid format and webcast;

Recalls the establishment of a voluntary fund to provide additional resources for, inter alia, the participation of people of African descent, representatives of developing countries, especially the least developed countries, non-governmental organizations and experts in the open-ended sessions of the Working Group, and invites States to contribute to that fund;

Decides to remain seized of this important issue.

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