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(b)
Continue taking the steps towards the establishment of a permanent forum on
people of African descent, which will serve as a consultation mechanism for people of
African descent and other interested stakeholders and a platform for improving the
quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent, contribute to elaborating a
United Nations declaration on the promotion of and full respect for human rights of
people of African descent and conclude the modalities, format and substantive and
procedural aspects of the permanent forum at the seventy-fourth session of the General
Assembly;
(c)
Consider further measures to promote and protect the human rights of people of
African descent, as enshrined in international instruments, including through the
elaboration of a draft United Nations declaration on the promotion of and full respect
for the human rights of people of African descent;
(d)
Share best practices towards the documentation of and advancement of racial
equality worldwide and raise awareness about the challenges faced by people of African
descent;
(e)
Consider the efforts against “Afrophobia” and all forms of discrimination
against people of African descent as part of national plans against racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
(f)
Welcomes the booklet on the International Decade for People of African descent
published by OHCHR and the Department of Global Communications of the
Secretariat and requests OHCHR to publish the programme of activities for the
International Decade in an easily accessible brochure format in the official languages
of the United Nations, for wide dissemination, and invites States to publish translations
thereof.
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