Racial discrimination


GA/11127-RD/1006
The General Assembly is set to convene, on 22 September, a one-day High-Level Meeting at United Nations Headquarters to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. “The High-Level Meeting in September is an important opportunity for Member States to renew their common political will towards eradicating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” said Joseph Deiss, President of the Assembly’s sixty-fifth session.
SG/SM/12104-RD/998
17 February 2009
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/12104
RD/998
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES DECISION TO ENGAGE IN DURBAN REVIEW TALKS


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: