Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
| Publisher | UN Commission on Human Rights |
| Author | UN Commission on Human Rights (39th sess. : 1983 : Geneva) |
| Publication Date | 18 February 1983 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | E/CN.4/RES/1983/13 |
| Reference | 39 |
| Cite as | UN Commission on Human Rights, Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination., 18 February 1983, E/CN.4/RES/1983/13, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f094f.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
1983/13. Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination[1]39
The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling its resolution 1982/11 of 25 February 1982, in which it, inter alia, decided that the Commission on Human Rights should be represented at the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination by the Chairman of its thirty-ninth session, Recalling also its resolution 14 D (XXXVI) of 26 February 1980, by which, in response to General Assembly resolution 34/24 , it requested the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to prepare a study on ways and means of ensuring the implementation of United Nations resolutions on apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, Reiterating its conviction that racism, racial discrimination and apartheid constitute a total negation of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Bearing in mind General Assembly resolutions 36/8 of 28 October 1981 and 37/40 and 37/41 of 3 December 1982, in which the Assembly, inter alia invited the Commission on Human Rights to participate in the Second World Conference, Convinced that the Second World Conference will contribute to the effective elimination of apartheid, racism and racial discrimination,1. Designates the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights and the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts on southern Africa to represent the Commission at the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, to be held at Geneva from 1 to 12 August 1983;
2. Expresses its support for the call by the General Assembly to all States to participate in the Second World Conference and to contribute to the success of the Conference;
3. Takes note that the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has been unable to undertake the study on ways and means of ensuring the implementation of United Nations resolutions on apartheid, racism and racial discrimination;
4. Requests the Economic and Social Council's Preparatory Sub-Committee of the Second World Conference to consider recommending to the Conference the inclusion in the programme of activities to be undertaken at the end of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination of a study of ways and means to ensure the full and universal implementation of United Nations resolutions and decisions on racism, racial discrimination and apartheid;
5. Decides to consider the outcome of the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination at its fortieth session.
[1]39 Adopted at the 28th meeting, on 18 February 1983, by a roll-call vote of 41 to none. See chap. XVI.
