racism

World Conference against Racism ends with call to eradicate discrimination

10 September 2001
The United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance ended in Durban, South Africa, today with a condemnation of those scourges and a call for action by the international community to eradicate them wherever they may be found.

UN anti-racism conference goes down to the wire in talks over final declaration

7 September 2001
With the United Nations World Conference against Racism set to conclude today, discussions in Durban, South Africa, over language in the meeting's final declaration were going down to the wire, a UN spokesman said.

UN racism conference not a 'mistake' but chance to raise awareness, spur action: Annan

6 September 2001
Despite the tensions and divisions surrounding the United Nations World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that the holding of the meeting was not a "mistake" but an opportunity to raise awareness of the issues and to get governments to act on them.

UN conference against racism makes progress on drafting action plan, final declaration

5 September 2001
Delegates to the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, today continued to make progress on drafts dealing with the global programme of action to fight discrimination as well as the meeting's final declaration.

UN officials express disappointment over US, Israeli pull-out from racism conference

4 September 2001
Senior United Nations officials, expressing regret and disappointment over the withdrawal by the United States and Israel from the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, have urged countries to continue their search for a successful global plan to fight discrimination.

Set aside differences, develop global plan to fight racism, Annan tells UN conference

31 August 2001
The world community must set aside individual disagreements and develop a global plan to fight discrimination, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as the World Conference against Racism opened in Durban, South Africa.

Top UN rights official says new strategies needed to fight racism

31 August 2001
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, today said delegates meeting in Durban, South Africa, at the World Conference against Racism should focus on its fundamental aims and devise new strategies to fight the scourge.

Annan: civil society must hold governments to agreements on anti-racism measures

30 August 2001
Civil society must work actively with governments in following up on the agreements that will be made at the upcoming United Nations anti-racism conference to ensure that the meeting's outcomes were implemented, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Durban, South Africa.

UN officials offer condolences on death of African leader Govan Mbeki

30 August 2001
Top United Nations officials today conveyed their condolences to South African President Thabo Mbeki following the death of his father, Govan, who was a leading figure in the African National Congress.

In symbolic ceremony, South Africa hands over site of anti-racism forum to UN

29 August 2001
Flags of the United Nations and South Africa were raised simultaneously in Durban, South Africa, today as part of a ceremony marking the hand-over to the UN of the site of the World Conference against Racism, which opens on 31 August.