Discrimination, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Special Rapporteur on
freedom of religion or belief, the Five Independent Eminent Experts to follow up on
the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Five
Experts on Complementary Standards, the Intergovernmental Working Group on the
Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent and other relevant human
rights mechanisms to assist the Preparatory Committee by undertaking review and
submitting recommendations, through the Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights, as contributions to the outcome of the Review Conference;
5.
Reaffirms that the Durban Review Conference will be undertaken on
the basis of and with full respect for the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action and that there will be no renegotiation of the existing agreements contained
therein;
6.
Decides that the review will concentrate on the implementation of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, including further actions, initiatives
and practical solutions for combating all the contemporary scourges of racism;
7.
Decides also to retain this priority issue on its programme of work and
to report on progress regularly to the General Assembly.
13th meeting
8 December 2006
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 12, with 1 abstention.
In favour:
Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon,
China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India,
Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.
Against:
Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands,
Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
Abstaining:
Ukraine.]
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