Second Stocktaking After Durban: NGO meeting, 22 March
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Second Stocktaking After Durban: NGO meeting, 22 March
Second Stocktaking After Durban
NGOs in Action
I. Objectives:
The World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Related Intolerance that took place in Durban, South Africa in
September last year recognized the fundamental role of civil society
in the fight against racism. It also encouraged the full
participation of non-governmental organizations in the follow up to
the World Conference.
On 2 January 2002, the High Commissioner for Human Rights established
an interim Anti-Discrimination Unit to implement the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action; core functions include a NGO
liaison officer whose main responsibility is to encourage the broad
participation of NGOs and civil society in implementing the
commitments made in Durban, directly or indirectly.
To encourage full participation of NGOs to the follow up of Durban,
the Anti-Discrimination Unit has decided to convene a meeting on 22
March 2002, during the 58th session of the Commission on Human Rights.
The objective of the meeting is to allow NGOs to indicate what steps
they have taken to date or are planning, to implement the Declaration
and Programme of Action of the World Conference. NGOs are encouraged
to briefly indicate at that meeting any such initiatives.
II. Agenda
- Moderator: Moana Sinclair, Indigenous filmmaker.
- Opening statement: Bertie Ramcharan, Deputy High Commissioner for
Human Rights.
- Presentation of the Anti-Discrimination Unit: Robert Husbands,
Officer in charge.
- Implementing Durban, the role of NGOs: Nozeidho January-Bardill,
Ambassador of South Africa to Switzerland and member of CERD.
- Strengthening the relationship of the Special Rapporteur on
contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance with NGOs: Maurice Gl�l�-Ahanhanzo.
- Presentation of NGOs' activities in relation to Durban.
III. Date and venue
22 March 2002, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations, Room XXI, United Nations Office at Geneva.
Important Notice: If you require a badge for the Palais des Nations,
please inform Sandra Aragon before 20 March ([email protected]).
Badges can be picked up on 22 March from Villa Les Feuillantines, 13
Avenue de la Paix, Geneva.
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