A/HRC/RES/30/16 3. Calls upon all States that have not yet done so, and consistent with paragraph 75 of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, to consider withdrawing their reservations on article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and articles 18, 19 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as these reservations are contrary to the objects and purposes of these core instruments; 4. Calls upon all States to end posturing and denialism about the existence of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 5. Underscores the importance of political will and commitment to eliminate all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 6. Underlines in the above context the primacy of maintaining a racial equality index under the custodianship of the High Commissioner; 7. Requests the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to commence preparations for the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and to present a report thereon to the Council at its thirty-first session; 8. Requests the General Assembly, in view of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, to dedicate a theme on its full and effective implementation, including the universal ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the withdrawal of reservations to article 4 of the Convention, the submission of declarations to article 14 of the Convention and the development of national action plans exclusively dedicated to the total eradication of all scourges of racism at the high-level segment of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly; 9. Invites Member States, the United Nations system and all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, to intensify their efforts for building support for the full and effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in the follow-up to the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of its adoption; 10. Decides to remain seized of this important issue. 42nd meeting 2 October 2015 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 12, with 3 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of ), Botswana, Brazil, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam 2