A/HRC/3/7 page 24 Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 62. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the representative of Algeria introduced a revised version of draft decision A/HRC/2/L.27/Rev.2, as contained in document A/HRC/3/L.3, sponsored by Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States). Cuba, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) subsequently joined the sponsors. 63. At the same meeting, the representative of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States) orally revised the draft decision as follows: (a) In subparagraph (b), after the words “10 working days” he inserted the following words “to draw up the requisite legal instruments”. He replaced the words “commencing after its sixth session” with the following text “and hold its first session before the end of 2007 subject to the Working Group having completed its task on complementary standards by that date”; (b) At the end of subparagraph (c), he added the following phrase “and make concrete recommendations of the means and avenues to bridge these gaps”; (c) In subparagraph (d), he replaced the word “its” with the words “the first part of its” and after the word “having” he deleted the words “one day”; (d) In subparagraph (e) he replaced the word “dissemination” with the word “circulation” and after the word “experts” he added the words “, in all official languages,”; (e) In subparagraph (f), he replaced the words “its sixth” with the words “the second part of its fifth” and the word “July” with the word “September”; (f) In subparagraph (i), he replaced the word “draft” with the words “requisite legal”. 64. At the same meeting, the observer for Chile in his capacity as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action made a statement in connection with the draft decision. 65. At the same meeting, the President stated that the Council agreed to defer consideration of and action on the draft decision to the 14th meeting, on the same day. 66. At the 14th meeting, on the same day, the President informed the Council that the amendments contained in document A/HRC/3/L.9 to the draft decision A/HRC/3/L.3 had been withdrawn.

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