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the visible theme on non-racism in football at the World Cup to be held in South Africa in
2010;
10.
Invites host countries, in cooperation with the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for
Development and Peace, relevant parts of the United Nations, the International Olympic
Committee, the International Federation of Association Football and other relevant
international sporting bodies to seize the opportunity offered by major sports events to
develop campaigns aimed at sensitizing a wide public on the eradication of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
11.
Invites the High Commissioner to cooperate with the Special Adviser to the
Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, relevant parts of the United
Nations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Federation of Association
Football and other relevant international, regional and national sports associations and
federations, as well as non-governmental organizations and civil society, in the
development of programmes to prevent and eradicate racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance in sports and to use sports as a tool to eliminate all
forms of discrimination;
12.
Encourages the High Commissioner, the Special Adviser to the SecretaryGeneral on Sport for Development and Peace and other relevant parts of the United Nations
to engage with relevant international sporting bodies to discuss practical measures aimed at
combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sport, such
as the development and promotion of codes of conduct against racism in sport and of
international certificates for clubs and sports associations cooperating with programmes
aimed at eradicating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in
sports;
13.
Encourages the High Commissioner and the President of the Council to
invite, when appropriate, representatives of international sporting bodies to dialogue with
the Council on these matters;
14.
Calls on States, the United Nations and sport-related institutions to help
initiate and assist in the implementation of grass-roots initiatives aimed at combating
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sports, and invites the
United Nations Office of Sport for Development and Peace, where appropriate, to
coordinate and facilitate the engagement of the respective stakeholders;
15.
Requests the High Commissioner to include these matters, as appropriate, in
her relevant reports submitted to the Council.
45th meeting
26 March 2010
[Adopted without a vote]
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