A/HRC/RES/18/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 October 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Eighteenth session Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related form of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 18/27 From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 56/266 of 27 March 2002, in which the Assembly endorsed the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, 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 Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2002/68 of 25 April 2002 and 2003/30 of 23 April 2003, and Human Rights Council resolution 9/14 of 24 September 2008, Welcoming General Assembly resolution 65/36 of 6 December 2010, containing the programme of activities for the International Year for People of African Descent, Recalling General Assembly resolution 65/240 of 24 December 2010, Underlining the fact that the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action represents an important opportunity for the world community to reaffirm its political will and commitment to the eradication of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and that maximum efforts should be made to celebrate the anniversary in all regions through a wide range of activities, * GE.11- 16790 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I.