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Introduction
The Preparatory Committee
for the Durban Review Conference will hold its
first organizational session in Geneva from 27
to 31 August 2007 pursuant to General Assembly
Resolution 61/149 [English
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and Human Rights Council Resolution 3/2 [English
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| Arabic]
on the Preparations for the Durban Review Conference
At its sixty-first session,
in its resolution 61/149 the General Assembly
decided to convene in 2009 a review conference
on the implementation of the Durban Declaration
and Programme of Action to be conducted within
the framework of the General Assembly, and, to
this end, requested the Human Rights Council to
undertake preparations for this event, making
use of the three existing and on-going follow-up
mechanisms; and to formulate a concrete plan and
provide updates and reports on this issue on an
annual basis starting in 2007.
At its third session, the
Human Rights Council in its resolution 3/2 decided
that the Human Rights Council will act as the
Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference
which shall be open to the participation of all
Member States of the United Nations and members
of the specialized agencies and also to the participation
of observers in accordance with the established
practice of the General Assembly. It further decided
that at its organizational sessions the Preparatory
Committee shall elect, on the basis of equitable
geographic representation, a bureau for the Preparatory
Committee and that, at the same session, the Preparatory
Committee shall decided on all the relevant modalities
for the Conference in accordance with established
practice of the General Assembly, including deciding
on the objectives of the Review Conference, the
level at which the Review Conference shall be
convened, regional preparatory initiatives, date
and venue.
Resolution 3/2 reaffirmed
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. The Council also
decided that it will concentrate on their implementation,
including further actions, initiatives and practical
solutions for combating all the contemporary scourges
of racism.
The Preparatory Committee
for the Durban Review will meet at the Assembly
Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva , Switzerland
. Accreditation procedures shall be communicated
to you shortly.
Contact details:
adusecretariat@ohchr.org
Tel: +41 22 92 89221
Background documents
- Report of the World Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Related Intolerance
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Provisional agenda
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Annotations to the provisional
agenda
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