Conference, and looks forward to the convening of the second part of the sixth
session, during which the Working Group should continue its follow-up to the
implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, including the
relevant paragraphs of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which are
yet to receive the necessary attention, in accordance with the Working Group’s
programme of work;
7.
Also welcomes the convening of the first part of the first session of the
Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards in February
2008, and requests the Ad Hoc Committee, at the second part of its first session, to
fulfil, as a matter of priority, the objective outlined in paragraph 199 of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action;
8.
Acknowledges the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary
forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to the
Council at its seventh session (A/HRC/7/19);
9.
Decides to invite the Group of Five Independent Eminent Experts to
address the Council at its tenth session.
42nd meeting
28 March 2008
Adopted by a recorded vote of 34 votes to none, with 13 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cuba,
Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Zambia.
Abstaining:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Netherlands,
Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.]
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