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Durban II

Documents from the General Assembly (2007)

UN General Assembly Third Committee

Draft Resolution on the report of the Human Rights Council on the Preparations for the Durban Review Conference (11/12/07)

Statement of the Secretariat on the programme budget implications of the Draft Resolution on the report of the Human Rights Council on the Preparations for the Durban Review Conference (11/20/07)

Voting Record on the Draft Resolution on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the Preparations for the Durban Review Conference (169 for – 2 against – 4 abstentions) (11/20/07)

Explanation of Vote of Israel on the Draft Resolution on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the preparations for the Durban Review Conference (11/20/07)

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 (11/27/07)

Draft Resolution "From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Program of Action" (11/13/07)

Programme budget implications of the Draft Resolution "From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Program of Action" (11/20/07)

Voting Record on 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 as orally revised (119 for – 45 against – 6 abstentions) (11/28/07)

Explanation of Vote of Israel on 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 (11/28/07)

Explanation of Vote of the European Union on 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 (11/28/07)

Explanation of Vote of the United States on the on 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 (11/28/07)

UN Advisory Committee on Administrative & Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)

Twenty-ninth report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 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 as orally revised (12/18/07)

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 as orally revised (12/14/07)

Draft Decision 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 as orally revised (12/19/07)

Voting Record on the Draft Decision 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 as orally revised (93 for – 41 against – 6 abstentions [Ed Note: With correction for Spain. Spain voted for and subsequently told the Secretariat they had intended to vote against]) (12/21/07))

Draft Resolution on Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 (12/24/07)

Voting Record on the Draft Resolution on Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 (141 for – 1 against – no abstentions) (12/21/07)

Explanation of vote of the United States on the Draft Resolution on Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 (12/22/07)

Transcript of the Fifth Committee Session (12/22/07)

UN General Assembly Plenary

Resolution on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the preparations for the Durban Review Conference (12/18/007)

Voting Record on the Resolution on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the preparations for the Durban Review Conference (177 for – 3 against – 3 abstentions) (12/18/07)

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 (12/22/007)

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 (105 for – 46 against – 6 abstentions) (12/21/07)

Explanation of vote of the United States 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 (12/22/07)

Resolution on Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008–2009 (12/22/07)

Voting Record on the Resolution on Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008–2009 (142 for – 1 against – 0 abstentions) (12/21/07)

Selected Press Releases

Third Committee takes action on draft resolutions (Press Release) (11/20/2007)

Third Committee concludes its current session (Press Release) (11/28/2007)

General Assembly adopts 54 Resolutions, 12 Decisions Recommended by Third Committee (Press Release) (12/18/2007)

Fifth Committee recommends 2008-2009 budget of $4.17 billion (Press Release) (12/21/2007)

Concluding main part of session General Assembly adopts $4.17 billion budget (Press Release) (12/21/2007)

Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Racism on Combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of the follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (8/24/2007)

Report of the Human Rights Council on the Preparations for the Durban Review Conference (10/2/2007)

Report of the Secretary-General 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 (10/11/2007)

Report of the Third Committee on the Elimination of racism and racial discrimination (12/3/2007)

Report of the Fifth Committee on the Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 (12/26/2007)