A/HRC/DEC/15/117 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 October 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifteenth session Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council* 15/117 Nelson Mandela International Day At its 34th meeting, on 1 October 2010, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the following text: “The Human Rights Council, Recognizing the long history of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s leading role in and support for Africa’s struggle for liberation and Africa’s unity, and his outstanding contribution to the creation of a non-racial, non-sexist, democratic South Africa, Recognizing also Nelson Mandela’s values and his dedication to the service of humanity, as a humanitarian, in the fields of conflict resolution, race relations, promotion and protection of human rights, reconciliation, gender equality and the rights of children and other vulnerable groups, as well as the upliftment of poor and underdeveloped communities, Welcoming General Assembly resolution 64/13 of 10 November 2009, in which the Assembly proclaimed 18 July Nelson Mandela International Day, to be observed every year beginning in 2010, Welcoming also General Assembly resolution 64/169 of 18 December 2009, in which the Assembly proclaimed 2011 the International Year for People of African Descent, * GE.10-16777 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its fifteenth session (A/HRC/15/60), chap. I.