Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 86Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1974–1995

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/49/144

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1989A/RES/43/95Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationCompare with previous version
1987A/RES/41/104Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics

Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the action decided upon by the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council in response to General Assembly resolution 33/54;

Urges those specialized agencies and other organs and bodies within and related to the United Nations system which are, according to their explicit mandates,

concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms to offer their full cooperation to the Secretary-General in his preparation of the preparatory material which will be the basis for the study to be carried out by the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-seventh session;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to give priority to the completion of that study at its thirtyseventh session in 1981;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Review and coordination of human rights programmes of organizations in the United Nations system and co-operation with other international programmes in the field of human rights" and to give high priority to the consideration of the item at that session.

34 / 26.

Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General10 on the status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;11 2.

Expresses its satisfaction with the increase in the number of States which have ratified the Convention or acceded thereto;

10 A/34/441.

Reaffirms once again its conviction that ratification of or accession to the Convention on a universal basis and implementation of its provisions are necessary for the realization of the objectives of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

Requests States which have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto;

Appeals to States parties to the Convention to study the possibility of making the declaration provided for in article 14 of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to submit to the General Assembly annual reports concerning the status of the Convention, in accordance with Assembly resolution 2106 A (XX) of 21 December 1965.

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