A/HRC/RES/45/23 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 14 October 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fifth session 14 September–7 October 2020 Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 6 October 2020 45/23. Commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council, Recalling all resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular Assembly resolution 56/266 of 27 March 2002, in which the Assembly endorsed the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and Commission resolutions 2002/68 of 25 April 2002 and 2003/30 of 23 April 2003, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 57/195 of 18 December 2002, in which the Assembly assigned responsibilities to the relevant United Nations institutions to ensure the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the international level, Recalling further General Assembly resolution 68/237 of 23 December 2013, in which the Assembly proclaimed 2015–2024 the International Decade for People of African Descent, Noting that 2021 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Affirming that the above-mentioned anniversary offers an important opportunity to reflect on progress made in efforts to eliminate racism, racial discrimination xenophobia and related intolerance, and on best practices and challenges with regard to the implementation of the Declaration, Concerned by continued acts of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Emphasizing the need for reinforced efforts to combat the scourge of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, whenever and wherever they may occur, Underlining the fact that the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action represents an important opportunity for the GE.20-13356(E) 