Durban Watch

Durban II

Documents from the General Assembly (2008)

UN General Assembly Third Committee

Statements

Statement of the Deputy Director of the New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of the Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (11/3/08)

Statement of Israel on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of France on behalf of the European Union on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of Egypt on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of Brazil on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group 77 and China on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of India on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of China on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of the United States on the Elimination of racial discrimination (11/3/08)

Statement of the Chairperson of the Durban Preparatory Committee at the Third Committee (11/4/08)

Statement of Algeria on the Elimination of racial discrimination (11/4/08)

Statement of the Palestinian observer on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/4/08)

Statement of Syria on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (11/4/08)

Statement of the European Union on the Durban Review Conference (11/4/08)

Statement of the United Kingdom on the Durban Review Conference (11/4/08)

Draft Resolutions

Draft Resolution on the Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance(11/4/08)

Voting Record on the Draft Resolution on the Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (11/18/08)

Draft Resolution on the Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (11/4/08)

Revised Draft Resolution on the Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (Version 1) (11/17/08)

Draft Resolution on the Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (Version 2) (11/25/08)

Programme budget implications of the Revised draft resolution on the Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action(11/17/08)

Voting Record on the Revised for Action Draft Resolution on the Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (11/25/08)

UN Advisory Committee on Administrative & Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)

Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the Programme budget implications of the Revised Draft Resolution on Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (12/17/08)

UN General Assembly Fifth (Budget) Committee

Statement submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly on the Programme budget implications of the Revised Draft Resolution on Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (11/28/08)

Draft Decision with the Program Budget Implications for the Revised Draft Resolution on Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (12/23/08)

Voting Record on the Durban section of the Draft Decision with the Program Budget Implications for the Revised Draft Resolution on the Durban conference (12/24/08) The Durban section was adopted by a vote of 112 for, 8 against and 28 abstentions. The Draft Decision as a whole was adopted without a vote.

UN General Assembly Plenary

Resolution on Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (12/24/08) The Resolution was adopted by a vote of 109 for, 13 against and 35 abstentions.

Voting Record on the Resolution on Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (12/24/08)

Selected Press Releases

Third Committee discusses racism and racial discrimination (Press Release) (11/03/08)

Third Committee continues discussion on the elimination of racism and racial discrimination (Press Release) (11/04/08)

Budget Committee approves funding for Durban II Conference (Press Release) (12/23/08)

General Assembly adopts Resolutions on Durban and Budget (Press Release) (12/23/08)

Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the manifestations of defamation of religions and in particular on the serious implications of Islamophobia (9/2/08)

Report of the Secretary-General on the Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (10/19/08)

Report of the Third Committee on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination (12/05/08)

Report of the Fifth Committee on the Program Budget Implications for the Revised Draft Resolution on follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (12/23/08)