A World of Sports Free From Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

Urges States to take all appropriate measures, in accordance with domestic legislation and international obligations, to prevent, combat and address resolutely and effectively all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in the context of sporting events, and to ensure that racially motivated acts are sanctioned appropriately;

Also urges States, in partnership with national, regional and international sports federations and organizations, including grass-roots organizations, to develop and finance awareness-raising campaigns for preventing and combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sport, and to address the significant underrepresentation of persons belonging to racial or ethnic groups, both in participation in sport and in governance structures within the sports ecosystem;

Invites States to consider including in their national reports, to be submitted to the Human Rights Council under the universal periodic review mechanism, information on measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sports and to promote sports as a tool to combat all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

Encourages States to share experience and best practices in fighting all forms of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sport and in promoting integration and intercultural dialogue in and through sport, and adopt zero-tolerance policies for racism and other forms of discrimination in the conduct of sports or in sports policies, from grass-roots to elite levels;

Requests the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to continue its discussions on sports and racism and to build on previous recommendations;

Invites host countries of major sporting events, including the biggest and most impactful mega events, in cooperation with the High Commissioner, relevant parts of the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Federation of Association Football and other relevant international sporting bodies to seize the opportunity offered by major sports events to develop concrete measures to prevent racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including through campaigns aimed at sensitizing a wide public on the eradication of these scourges;

Invites sports governing bodies and other relevant actors to consider allocating some of the resources generated from profitable sporting events to promote the inclusion and participation of persons who are excluded from sport, in particular due to racial discrimination;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to support national efforts aimed at the development of guidance and tools, national action plans, policies and programmes and to raise awareness and strengthen capacity among States, national human rights institutions, media outlets, regulatory bodies, sports actors, athletes, and civil society and other actors to prevent and respond to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sports;

Invites States and sports actors to promote human rights education across all sectors of society, with a particular focus on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, targeting a wide range of stakeholders, including school children and individuals engaged in both formal and informal sports settings;

Encourages States and sports actors to dedicate appropriate attention and resources to promoting accountability and supporting the effective implementation of relevant legislative, education and policy measures;

Requests the High Commissioner to prepare and submit to the Human Rights Council at its sixty-sixth session a report on progress made towards addressing the specific issues highlighted in, and the broader implementation of, the present resolution.