MAIN COMMITTEE TO MEET AS RACISM CONFERENCE

GENERAL DEBATE COMES TO AN END

DURBAN, 7 September -- As delegates worked to complete action on the final documents on the last scheduled day of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) this morning urged them to address a range of issues to improve the situation of the millions of victims of daily discrimination.

ADDRESSING RACISM CONFERENCE, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL

WORKING GROUP ON DRAFT DECLARATION ADOPTS

GENERIC TEXT ON VICTIMS OF RACISM

DURBAN, 6 September -- Working Group I, charged with examining the text of the draft declaration for the World Conference on Racism, this morning agreed on a text identifying the victims of racism.  The text will immediately follow preambular paragraph 43 of the draft.

CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM CONTINUES TO HEAR CONCERNS

OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION

AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 5 SEPTEMBER

DURBAN, 6 September -- On Wednesday 5 September, Working Group I on the draft declaration for the World Conference on Racism held three meetings and Working Group II on the draft programme of action met four times.  

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS CONFERENCE

AGAINST RACISM FOR FIRST TIME

NATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT RACISM, DISCRIMINATION HEARD

IN GENERAL DEBATE AT RACISM CONFERENCE

DURBAN, 5 September -- As the plenary of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance this morning heard from United Nations Member States and national institutions, several speakers urged that the spirit of the debate be captured in the final Declaration and Programme of Action.

ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION

AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 4 SEPTEMBER

DURBAN, 5 September -- On Tuesday, 4 September, Working Group I on the draft declaration for the World Conference on Racism and Working Group II on the draft programme of action for the Conference each held three meetings.  Working Group I is being chaired by Marc Bossuyt of Belgium, and Working Group II is being chaired by Bonaventure M. Bowa of Zambia.

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Opening Session

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM OPENS IN DURBAN

South African President Mbeki Tells Conference

‘We Must Defeat Consequences of Slavery, Colonialism, Racism’