A/HRC/RES/13/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 April 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirteenth session 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* 13/18 Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council, Recalling its decision 3/103 of 8 December 2006 on the elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the creation of the Ad Hoc Committee for this purpose, Underlining the imperative need for the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate complementary standards to the International Convention in accordance with paragraph 199 of the Durban Programme of Action (A/CONF.189/12). 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards and notes the views expressed during the second session of the Ad Hoc Committee; 2. Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall convene its third session from 29 November to 10 December 2010; 3. Also decides to remain seized of this priority issue. 43rd meeting 25 March 2010 [Adopted without a vote] * GE.10-12963 The resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/56), chap. I.