Report of the Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 9 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 107Elimination of racism and racial discrimination, published in 1994.

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 topics

Budget Contributions Early Warning Systems Financing International Decades Periodic Reports Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Racial Discrimination Recommendations Reporting Procedures State Succession Treaties

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs

Commends the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for its work with regard to the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1/ and the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination 5/ and for its contribution to the preparation of the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

Welcomes the innovatory procedures adopted by the Committee for reviewing the implementation of the Convention in States whose reports are overdue and for formulating concluding observations on State party reports;

Takes note of the general recommendations adopted by the Committee, which concretize the obligations of States parties with regard to the provisions of the Convention, especially General Recommendation XII (42), on successor States, and General Recommendation XV (42), on article 4 of the Convention; 6/

Encourages the Committee to continue to exert its efforts to enhance its contributions in the area of prevention of racial discrimination, including early warning and urgent procedures;

Expresses its profound concern at the fact that a number of States parties to the Convention still have not fulfilled their financial obligations, as shown in the report of the Secretary-General; 4/

Remains fully aware of the fact that such a situation may lead to a further delay in the discharge by the Committee of its substantive obligations under the Convention;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on the work of its forty-second and forty-third sessions; 7/

Urges States parties to accelerate their domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment concerning the financing of the Committee;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure adequate financial arrangements and appropriate means to enable the functioning of the Committee;

Calls upon States parties to fulfil their obligations under article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to submit in due time their periodic reports on measures taken to implement the Convention and to pay their outstanding contributions and, if possible, their contributions for 1994 before 1 February 1994, so as to enable the Committee to meet regularly;

Strongly appeals to all States parties, especially those in arrears, to fulfil their financial obligations under article 8, paragraph 6, of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite those States parties which are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session;

Decides to consider at its forty-ninth session, under the item entitled "Elimination of racism and racial discrimination", the report of the Secretary-General on the financial situation of the Committee and the report of the Committee.

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