Distr. LIMITED ADVANCEUNEDITED VERSION A/CONF.21llPC.3lL.1 Originai: ENGLISH DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE Preparatory Committee session Second substantive 6-17 October. 2008 Geneva. COMMITTEE DRAFT REPORT OF THE PREPARATORY SESSION ON ITS SECONDSUBSTANTIVE Pino Alvarez(Cuba) Mr. Vice-Chairperson-Rapporteur: Resfel CONTENTS Paragraphs Pase I. OPENINGOF THE SESSION. II. III. IV. ADOPTION THE AGENDA. OF ORGANIZATION WORK OF REPORTS PREPARATORY OF MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL. RE,GIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS REVIEWOF REPORTS, STUDIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTATIONFOR THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEEAND THE DURBAN REVIEWCONFERENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OF BODIESAND MECHANISMS REPORT THE INTERSESSIONAL OF OPEN-ENDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKINGGROUP TO FOLLOW UP THE WORK OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE V. VI. VII. DRAFT OUTCOMEDOCUMENTOF THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE. VIiI. ORGANIZATIONOF THE WORK OF THE DURBAN REViEW CONFERENCE AND OTHERMATTERS. IX. ADOPTIONOF THE REPORTOF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE Annexes I. Decisionsadoptedby the Preparatory Committeefor the Durban Review conference at its secondsubstantive session Agenda and Programmeof Work il. ru. IV. V. List of attendance Generaldebate. List of documents issuedfor the second substantive session the preparatory of Committee A/CONF.189/PC.3... page3 I. OPENING OF THE SESSION 1. The Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference held its second substantive session Genevafrom 6 to 17 October2008, in accordance in with GeneralAssembly resolution 6\1149of 19 December 2006,Human RightsCouncil resolution 312of 8 December 2006, and Human Rights Council resolution6123of 28 September2007.It held 19 meetings duringthe session. 2. The session was opened by Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairpersonof the Preparatory Committee. 3. At the first meeting, on 6 October2008, the United Nations High Commissionerfor Human Rights made a statement. 4. Also, the President the HumanRightsCouncilmadea statement. of 5. The sessionwas attended representatives Member Statesof the United Nations, by of non-memberStates and Palestine,United Nations funds, agenciesand programmes,intergovernmental organizations, human rights bodies and mechanisms, and non-governmental organizations found in the attendance in annexIII of the presentreport. as list 6. For a list of the decisions adopted the Preparatory by Committee,seeannexI. For the iist of documents issuedfor the secondsubstantive session the Preparatory of Committee,seeannex IV. Informationon the sessionis availableat the OHCHR website,including webcastarchives (http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism,DurbanReview/session2-documentation.htm). il. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 7. At its first meeting,on 7 October2008, the PreparatoryCommittee had before it the provisionalagendaof its secondsubstantive (A/CONF.2\1lPC.3/1)and the annotations session to the provisionalagenda, prepared the Secretary-General by (A/CONF.2IllPC.3lllAdd 1). 8. The Preparatory Committeeadoptedits agendaand its programmeof work without a vote. For the texts as adopted.seeannexIL ilI. ORGANIZATION OF WORK 9. At its 1st meeting,on 7 October2008, the Preparatory Committee considered draft a decisiontitled "Organisation work of the second of substantive session", recommended the as by Bureau. The decisionwas adopted without a vote.For the text of the decision, annexI. see 10. The Preparatory Committee also considered draft a decision preparedby the Bureau which would give membersof the Organization the islamic Conference hours to make of 48 commentson the accreditation the following six NGOs: Humanrights.ch/MERS, of Brazilian Association Gays,Lesbians, of Bisexuais, Transvestites Transsexuals, and Peopiefor Peaceand Defenceof Human Rights, Terre Nouvelle,Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organisation and the Bilaal Justice Center. The Preparatory Committee decided to defer the taking of a decisionon the accreditation theseNGOs by 48 hours. of 1 1. At its 1" meeting the PreparatoryCommittee also consideredthe issue of the accreditationof the NGO InternationalDalit Solidarity Network. Interventionswere made by India, France (on behalf of the EU), Pakistan, Algeria, Sweden,Russia,Morocco, Germany, South Africa (on behalf of the EU), Cuba (on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement),Nigeria, Denmark, Zimbabwa Bangladeshand Egypt. The PreparatoryCommittee decided to defer the taking of decisionon the accreditation this NGO for 48 hours. of 12. At its 6tl'meeting, Preparatory the Committeeadopted decisionto accreditthis NGO the without a vote. France(on behalf of the EU) made an intervention. For the text as adopted,see decision PC.3l6. 13. At its 1stmeeting,the Preparatory Committee considered issueof the accreditation the of the following NGOs: NGOs Gherushg2 Committeefor Human Rights and Bexley Council for Racial Equaiity. The Preparatory Committee decided, without a vote, to accredit these two NGOs. For the text as adopted, decisionPC.3l2. see 14. The Preparatory Committeethen considered granting of additional time to the the Governments India, Iran and Indonesiato make commentson the accreditationof the NGOs of National Campaignon Dalit Human Rights,Swadhikarand People'sEducationfor Action and Liberation. Upon the recommendation the Bureau,the PreparatoryCommittee decidedto of extenduntil Friday 10 Octoberthe taking of a decisionon the accreditation theseNGOs. See of document A/CONF.21| lPC.317 Add.I. I 15. At its 9th meeting,the Preparatory Committeedecidedto accreditthe NGOs National Campaignon Dalit Human Rights, Swadhikarand People'sEducationfor Action and Liberation. For the text as adopted decisionPC.3lT. see 16. At its 6th meeting,the Preparatory Committee also noted the requestof the Government of Iran to receive further information from the NGO Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals. The PreparatoryCommittee decided to defer for 5 daysthe taking of a decision on the accreditation this NGO. France(on behalf of the EU) and of Brazll rnade interventions.The Preparatory Committeethen decided,without a vote, to accredit the other 5 NGOs. For the text as adopted decisionPC.3/5 see 17. At its 17tr'meeting, the Priparatory Committee consideredthe accreditationof the NGO Brazilian Association Gays,Lesbians, of Bisexuals, Transvestites Transsexuais. decision and A was adopted, without a vote, to accredit this NGO. For the text as adoptedseedecisionPC.3/8. Iran expressed reservations with regardto this decision.Statements explanation of vote were in madeby Egypt (on behalf of the African Group) and by France(on behalf of the EU). 18. At its l st meeting,the Preparatory Committeeconsidered issue of the accreditationof the the provisionally accredited NGOs Centre for Community Economics and Development ConsultantsSociety,Rural DevelopmentCentre and Buddha Smriti Sanathan,which had failed to provide information requestedof them by the PreparatoryCommittee at its first substantive session. The Preparatory Committeethen decided,without a vote, not to accredittheseNGOs. For the text as adopted. decisionPC.3/3. see A/CONF.189/PC.3. . page5 19. At its 1st meeting,the Preparatory Committeealso considered draft decisionproposed a by the Bureau entitled "Invitation addressed the High Commissionerfor Human Rights" to Interventions were made by Algeria, SouthAfrica (on behaif of the African Group),Belgium, Egypt and Ireland.The Preparatory Committee adopted draft decision, amended, the as without a vote. For the text as adonted. decisionPC.3l4. see 20. At its secondmeeting, on 6 October2008, the Preparatory the Committeeconsidered dral1timetable proposedby the Bureau.The PreparatoryCommittee adoptedits draft timetable, as proposed by the Buteau, without a vote. For the text as adopted, see Annex II. The Preparatory Committeethen decidedupon the rules applicable speaking to time and decidedthe fbllowing: (a) The speaking-time limits would be 5 minutesper statement StatesMembers of the for United nationsand 3 minutes for all observers; (b) The speaking time for joint statements States by Membersshouldnot exceed10 minutes; (c) The speakingtime limits for joint statements non-governmental would by organizations be as follows: 1 to 2 non-governmental organizations:3 minutes; 3 to 5 nongovernmental organizations: 4 minutes; 6 to 10 non-governmental organtzations:5 minutes;more than 10 non-govemmental organizations: minutes. 6 21. At the 7tl'meeting of the preparatoryCommittee,it was agreedthat the non-governmentai organisationsand other observerswould be given the possibility to make oral statements with regardto the drafting processafter eachreadingof eachsectionof the draft outcomedocumentis completed. 22. At its 5thmeeting,the preparatoryCommitteedecidedto apply the following rules to the processof negotiationsand drafting under agendaitem 6: A facilitator from eachregional group was identified and a Chapter was attributed to each. South Africa (on behaif of the African Group), Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Russia,Denmark,Argentina and China (on behalf of the Asian Group) made interventions. It was decided that observers would participate in the discussions under item 6 by making interventions after Governments had made their interventionsbut not during the drafting processitself. 23. At the 10th meeting of the PreparatoryCommittee, a discussion was held on organizational issuesrelated to agendaitem 6. The following Member Statestook the floor: Honduras,Egypt, France (on behalf of the EU), South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), United Kingdom, Nigeria, Switzeriand, Singapore, Egypt,New Zealand, Syriaand Nigeria. IV. REPORTS OF PREPARATORY MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS V. REVIEW OF REPORTS, STUDIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE AND THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES AND MECHANISMS VI. REPORT OF THE INTERSESSIONAL OPBN.ENDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP TO FOLLOW UP THE WORK OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE 24. At its secondand third meetings, 6 and 7 October2008, the Preparatory on Committee jointly. SouthAfrica (on behalfof the African Group), considered items 3, 4 and 5 of the agenda Cuba (on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement),France(on behalf of the EU), Pakistan, China (on behalf of the Asian Group), Nigeria, Brazil, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Mauritius, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Egypt, Switzeriand, Indonesia, Italy made interventions. The following observersalso made interventions:The ILO, the SpecialRapporteuron Contemporary forms of racism, raciai discrimination and related intolerance and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief. The Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, the Hudson Institute and the InternationalAssociationof Jewish Lawyers and Juristsmade a joint statement.The CanadianArab Federationand the African CanadianLegal Clinic made another joint statement.IMDAR, the LutheranWorld Federation, Forum Asia and APWLD also made a joint statement. B'nai B'rith International, IIN Watch,the Afro-SwedishNational Association, MAPP, the Foundationfor Aboriginal and IslanderResearch Action, the InternationalYouth and StudentMovement for the IIN and the CanadianHIV Legal Network also made interventions. VII. DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT OF THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE 25. At its 3rd to lTtl'meetings,from 7 to 17 October, Committeediscussed the Preparatory item 6 of its agenda"Draft Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference".At its 3'd and 4'n meetings,interventions were made by Argentina, France (on behalf of the EU), South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Egypt, Cuba, Greece, Belgium, Bangladesh and Nigeria. Interventionswere made by South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), China (on behalf of the Asian Group), Denmark (on behalf of WEOC) and Ukraine (on behalf of the Eastern European Group). lnterventions were also made by Syria, Greece,Bangladesh,Norway, Singapore,Egypt, Switzerland,Russia, France (on behalf of the EU), the United Kingdom, Argentina,Mexico, Iran, India, Cuba, Algeria and New Zealand. 26. At its 6th meeting, the PreparatoryCommittee continued its discussionsunder item 6. South Africa (on behalf of the African Group) intervened.Iran, Russia,France (on behalf of the EU), Norway, Argentina, Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocc,o and Algeria also intervened. Discussionsthen began on Section 1 of the Outcome Document(Reviewof progress and assessment implementation of the Durban Deciaration and Programme of Action by ali of stakeholders the national, regional and internationallevels, including assessing at contemporary manifestationsof racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance),with the facilitation of Mr. Osita Anaedu of Nigeria. Pakistan,South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), France(on behalf of the EU), Syria, Switzerland,China (on behalf of the Asian Group), India, Aigeria, Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Colombia, Angola, Brazil, the Philippines, Argentina, Iran, the United.Kingdom, Indonesia,Mexico, Bangladesh, New Zealand,Russiaand Senegal intervened. 27. At its 7'h and 8thmeetings,the Preparatory Committeecontinuedits discussion, under item 6, of Section 1 of the outcome document.France (on behalf of the EU), Switzerland, Rwanda, India, Morocco, Algeria, Ireland, South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Belgium, Syria,Denmark,Angola, Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Egypt, Benin, Brazll, China (on behalf of the Asian Group), the United Kingdom, Iran, Argentina, Bangladesh,Indonesia, Romania,Senegal, Mexico, Greece, Italy, Nigeria,Russiaand Colombiaintervened. AicoNF.l89/PC.3... page 7 28. The following observersmade interventions:a member of the Committee on the Elimination of RacialDiscrimination,a memberof the Working Group of Expertson Peopleof African Descent. the IndigenousPeoplesand nationsCoalition, the Foundationfor Aboriginal and islanderResearch Action, the Canadian Arab Federation, Mouvement contre le racismeet pour l'amite entre les peoples,the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Badil Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Afro-swedish National Association, the InternationalLabour Organisationand the Red de Mujeres Afrocaribenas,Afrolatinoamericanas y de la Diaspora.Human Rights First and the Leadership Conference Civil Rights Education on Fund made a joint statement. Interfaith International, MBORORO and the Ai-Hakim Foundation alsomadea joint statement. 29. At its 7'hand 8tl'meetings, Preparatory the Committeebegandiscussions Section2 of of the outcome document (Assessment the effectiveness the existing Durban follow-up of of mechanisms and other relevantUnited Nations mechanisms order to enhancethem) under the in facilitation of Mr. Sebastian Rosalesof Argentina. South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Algeria, France (on behalf of the EU), Colombia, Switzeriand,Bangladesh,India, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia,Senegal,Egypt, Iran, Benin, the Philippines, Syria and Belgium made interventions.The following observers also made interventions:a member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent,the Afro-Swedish NationalAssociation, Indigenous the Peoples and Nations Coalition,Coordination -Afrique and the Mouvement contre le racismeet pour l'amite entre les des pueplesautochtones peoples. 30. At its 9th meeting, on 10 October 2008, the Preparatory Committee continued its consideration agendaitem 6, with a focus on Chapter4 of the draft outcome documentof the of Durban Review Conference(ldentification and sharingof best practicesachievedat the national, regional and international levels in the figJrt againstracism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and relatedintolerance). Discussionof this Sectionwas facilitated by Mr. Yuri Boychenko of the RussianFederation. Statements were madeby the following Member States: Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), France (on behalf of the EU), Senegal,Colombia, Pakistan(on behalf of the Organizationof Islamic Conference), Brazil, India, Norway, Switzerland, Cuba, Angola, Honduras,Belgium, iran, Libya, Benin, China (on behalf of the Asian Group), Algeria, Italy, Syria, Thailand and Morocco. Statements were also made by a member of the Committee of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discriminationand a memberof the Working Group of Experts on Peopleof African Descent. Statementswere also made by the following non-governmental organizations: Indigenous Peoplesand Nations Coalition,Mouvementcontreie racismeet pour l'amitid entre les peoples (MRAP) and inter-faith Internationai.A joint statement was made on behalf of Red de Mujeres Afrocaribenas Afroiatinoamericanas y ColectivaMujer y Salud,republicaDominicana,Instituto de la Mujer Negra, Geledds,Brazil, Afrolider, Colombia, Eniace de Mujeres Negras de Honduras. 31. At its 9"'meeting, on 10 October 2008, the PreparatoryCommittee continuedits consideration agendaitem 6, with a focus on Section3 of the draft outcomedocumentof the of Durban Review Conference(promotion of the universal ratification and implementationof the internationai Conventionon the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discriminationand proper consideration the recommendations the CERD). Discussionof this Sectionwas facilitated of of by Mr. Ali Onanerof Turkey.The following Member Statesmadestatements: SouthAfrica (on (on behalf of the EU), Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), behalf of the African Group), France Switzerland,Honduras,Norway, Brazil, Senegal,Algeria, Egypt, Bangladeshand Iran. A member of the Committeeon the Elimination of Racial Discriminationmade a statement. A statement was madeby Indigenous Peopies and Nations Coalition.A joint statement was made by Red de Mujeres Afrocaribeflasy Afrolatinoamericanas, Colectiva Mujer y Salud republica Dominicana,Institutode la Mujer Negra Geledds Brazll, Afrolider Colombia,Eniacede Mujeres Negrasde Honduras,Color Cubano(LINEAC) Cubaand Voces Caribefras Nicaragua. 32. At its 10thmeeting, on 10 October 2008, the PreparatoryCommittee continued its consideration agendaitem 6, with a focus on Chapterfive of the draft outcome document of of the Durban Review Conference(identificationof further concretemeasuresand initiatives at all levels for combating and eliminating all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in order to foster the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of action and to address challenges and impediments thereto, includingin the light of developments sinceits adoptionin 2001).Discussion this Sectionwas of facilitated by Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka of Sri Lanka. Statementswere made by the following Member States:South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), France (on behalf of the EU), India, Syria, Philippines, Morocco, Switzerland, Iran, Egypt, Benin, Brazll, Armenia, Bangladesh, Algeria, China (on behalf of the Asian Group), Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Argentina,Mexico, Angola and the United Kingdom. Statements were also made by an expert member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. were made by the following non-governmentalorganizations:IIN Watch; a joint Statements statement was made by Red de Mujeres Afrocaribefras Afrolatinoamericanas, y Colectiva Mujer y Salud republicaDominicana,Instituto de la Mujer Negra GeleddsBrazll, Afrolider Colombia, Enlace de Mujeres Negras de Honduras,Color Cubano GINEAC) Cuba and Voces Caribeflas Nicaragua;IndigenousPeoplesand Nations Coalition; and Inter-FaithInternational. 33. At its 11rhand 12thmeetingson 13 and 14 October 2008, the PreparatoryCommittee continued its discussionon Section 1 of the Outcome Document under agenda item 6. The following Member Statestook the floor: SouthAfrica (on behalf of the African Group), France (on behalf of the EU), the United Kingdom, India, Egypt, Nigeria, Argentina, Indonesia, Denmark, Switzerland, Honduras, Russia, Ecuador, Brazil, Ethiopia, Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Syrian Arab Republic, Bangladesh,Morocco, Philippines, Mexico, Algeria, Belgium, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Cuba, Thailand, Pakistan, Haiti, Singapore,Ecuador, Bolivia, Senegal,Sudan, Thailand, Guatemala,Benin, Iran and Angola. 34. At its 13thmeeting on 14 October 2008, the PreparatoryCommittee continued its discussion Section2 of the OutcomeDocumentunder agendaitem 6. The following Member on Statestook the floor: United Kingdom, Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Norway, India, France(on behalf of the EU), Singapore,Egypt, Nigeria, Denmark,Angola,Bangladesh, Belgium,Cuba,Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Algeria, Ireland, Benin, Senegal Brazil. and 35. At its i4tl' meeting on 15 October 2008, the PreparatoryCommittee continued its discussion Section3 of the OutcomeDocumentunderAgendaitem 6. The following Member on Statestook the floor: Singapore,France(on behalf of the EU), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Brazll. South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Ethiopia, India, Bhutan, Cuba, Egypt, Nigeria, Belgium, Bangladesh, Chile (on behaif of GRULAC), Switzerland, Denmark, Turkey, A / C O N F . 1 8 9 i P C ..3 . . page9 Argentina, Aigeria, Senegal, Syrian Arab Republic, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, Honduras, Thailand,China (on behalfof the Asian Group),and Japan. 36. At its 15thmeetingon 15 October2008,the following Obsen,ers madeinterventions: the Working Group on Peopleof African Descent, representative CERD, the Touro Instituteon a of joint statement Asian Forum for Human Rights and the Holocaust,Magenta Foundation, by Human Rights,International Dalit SolidarityNetwork,International Movementagainst Forms ali of Discriminationand Racism,LutheranWorld Federation, National Campaignof Dalit Human Rights. The interventionscontinuedwith Human Rights Watch, Ligue Internationalecontre le Racisme et pour I'amitie entre les Peupies,Afro-Swedish National Association, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Palestine, International Organisation the Elimination of all Forms for of RacialDiscriminationandthe Indigenous People's NationsCoalition. and 37. Discussion was continued on Section 4 of the Outcome Document. The following Member Statesmade interventions: Nigeria,the RussianFederation, SouthAfrica (on behalf of the African Group), Benin, France (on behalf of the EU), Colombia,Ethiopia, Sudan,India, Switzeriand, Algeria, Thailand,Bangladesh, Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Argentina,Mexico, United Kingdom, Singapore, Braz|L, Nigeria,New Zealand,Senegal, Syrian Arab Republicand the IslamicRepublicof Iran. 38. At its 16tl'meetingon 16 October2008, Member Statescontinuedtheir discussion on Section 5 of the Outcome Document under agendaitem 6. The following Member Statesmade interventions: South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Singapore,India, Switzerland, Mexico, France (on behalf of the EU), Romania,United Kingdom, Norway, Algeria, Ethiopia, Brazll, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Belgium, Thailand,Guatemala, Botswana,Sudan,Chile (on behalf of GRULAC), Colombia,SyrianArab Republic,Angoia,Moroccoand Benin. 39. At its 17thmeeting on i6 October2008, Member Statescontinuedtheir discussion on Section 5 of the Outcome Document under agendaitem 6. The following Member Statesmade interventions:Isiamic Republic of Iran, Egypt, France(on behalf of the EU), Nigeria, Indonesia, South Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Mexico, Ethiopia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Egypt, india, Nigeria, Switzerland, Chile (on behalfof GRULAC), Colombia,Uganda,Cuba,Belgium, Angola, Sweden, Pakistan, Japan, Thailandand the United Kingdom. Following this, Observers took the floor. The following Observers made interventions: Representativeof CERD, Migrants' Rights International,Foundationfor Aboriginal and IsianderResearch Action, Comitd lnternationalpour le respectet I'application de la CharteAfricaine des droits de l'homme et des peoples,African Commission on Health Promotersand Human Rights, joint statementby Habitat InternationalCoalition and Badil, Mouvementcontre le racismeet pour l'amitie entre les peoples,National Coordinatorfor Human Rights, GeledesBlack Women's Institute, a joint statement Red de mujeresafrocaribenas, by afrolatino-americanas de la diaspora.Color cubano y LINEAC, Afrolider de Colombia, enlacede mujeresnegras de Honduras,Colectiva Mujer y Salud,Voces Caribenas, Institutode la Mujer Negra y Criolla. The last two interventions were by the EuropeanNetwork againstRacism and the InternationaiCampaignfor Tibet. 40. At its 18thmeeting, NGOs and Observers continued their interventions. The following organisations took the floor: Mouvementpour I'abolitionde la prostitution la pornographie et et and People's NationsCoalition, Indigenous toutesles formesde violencecontreles femmes, Boardof Jewish Coordinating Center, B'nai B'rith International SimonWiesenthal HIV/AIDS LegalNetwork Centreon HousingRightsandEvictions,Canadian Organisations, and all by Movementagainst Formsof Discrimination and a joint statement the International Centre. Racismand the Asian Lesal Resource V[I. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE DURBANREVIEW AND OTHER MATTERS CONFERENCE IX. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE Committeehad before it the draft report of its second At its 19th rneeting,the Preparatory substantive session and an Addendum to this report, which contained a compilation of paragraphs proposed for the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference.The draft report, including its annexesand Addendum, were adoptedad referendum,and the Preparatory with Committeedecidedto entrustthe Vice-Chairperson-Rapporteur its finalization. AicoNF.189/PC.3... page i 1 Annex I DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON ITS FIRST SUBSTANTIVE SESSION PC.3/1. Organizationof Work of the secondsubstantive session TheP r eparal ory Contm ee, itt Recallingits decision PC.1/13on the objectives the DurbanReview Conference of and recalling further its decision PC.2l8on the structure the draft outcomedocumentof the of DurbanReview Conference, Recognizing work of its intersessional the open-ended intergovernmental working group asmandated its decisions in PC.1/10and PC.2l4,and notingthat furtherwritten contributionwiil be made, Taking note of the recommendation madeby the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group (A/CONF.21| lP C.312), Aclcnowledging the issuesand the text containedin the working paper submittedby that the Chairperson the intersessional of intergovernmental working group entitled open-ended "Certain indicative elementsin relationto the outcomedocument" are not negotiated.and that attributionsshould be made. 1. Decidesto commenceimmediatelythe processof negotiationson and drafting of the outcomedocumentof the Durban Review Conference; 2. Decidesthat working documententitled"Certain indicative elementsin relation to the outcomedocument"shall constitutea basisfor discussionand negotiationsat the present sessionof the Preparatory Committee,without prejudiceto the possibility for other stakeholders make further proposals; to 3. Decidesthat the drafting of the declaratory part of the outcomedocumentshall be undertaken afterthe first readingof the five sectionsof the action-oriented part of the draft outcomedocumentby the Preparatory Committeeis compieted. PC.3l2.Accreditation of two new NGOs The Preparatory Committeedecides accredit following new NGOs to the Durban Review to the Conf-erence its preparatory and process: 1.. Gherush92 Committee HumanRights for 2. Bexiey Councilfor RacialEquality PC.3/3. Accreditationof three Durban 2001NGOs 1. At its first substantive session, Preparatory the Committeedecided, decisionPC.2l5A, in to provisionallyinvite to the DurbanReview Conference its preparatory and process below the mentioned NGOs that arenot in consultative status with the Economicand SocialCouncil but participated the World Conference in against Racism,RacialDiscrimination, Xenophobia and RelatedIntoleranceof 200i, pendingthe receptionof .furtherinformation that demonstrates that they fully satisfythe criteria for accreditation containedin resolution 1996131 in accordance and with Preparatory Committee decision PCl12: Centrefor CommunityEconomics and Development Consultants Society Rural DevelopmentCentre National Campaignon Dalit Human Rights Buddha Smriti Sanathan As no further information was receivedfrom the NGOs Centrefor Community Economics and Development Consultants Society, Rural Development Centreand BuddhaSmriti Sanathan, preparatoryCommitteedecides to accreditthesethreeNGOs to the Durban the not ReviewConference. PC.3l4.Invitation addressed the High Commissionerfor Human Rights to Bearing in mind the objectivesof the Durban Review Conference well as the important role as that the United Nations High C.ommissioner Human Rights has beenplaying in the follow-up for to the Durban Declarationand Programmeof Action (DDPA), the PreparatoryCommittee decidesto invite the High Commissioner make a contributionto the Durban Review to Conference through a report on the implementation the DDPA and proposalsto enhanceits of implementationand on the implementationof relevantdecisionsand resolutionsof the General Assemblyand the HumanRightsCouncil. PC.3/5.Accreditation of five new NGOs The PreparatoryCommittee decidesto accreditthe following new NGOs to the Durban Review Conferenceand its preparatory process: 1. Humanrights.ch MERS / 2. Peoplefor Peace Defence Rights and of 3. TerreNouvelle 4. NepalNational Dalit Social Welfare Organisation 5. BilaalJustice Center PC.3/6.Accreditation of the NGO International Dalit Solidaritv Network A / C O N F . 1 8 9 / P C ..3 . . p a g e1 3 The Preparatory Committee, Having considered applicationof the International the Dalit SolidarityNetwork (IDSN), an NGO, for participation the preparatory process the DurbanReview Conference, in to Noting that the areasof activitiesof IDSN relateto caste-based discrimination and other forms of discrimination basedon work and descent, Underlining that the participationof IDSN in the preparatory processof the Durban Review Conference wouid cover discrimination basedon the sroundof descent line with the in DurbanDeclarationand Programme Action, of Decides,therefore, grantaccreditation IDSN. to to PC.317. Accreditation of the three NGOs National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights, Swadhikar and People'sEducation for Action and Liberation A Having received further information from the NGOs in question,the PreparatoryCommittee decidesto accreditthe following NGOs that were provisionally accreditedat its first substantive pending the receptionof further information: session i. 2. Swadhikar National Campaisnon Dalit Human Rishts B Having received further information from the NGO in question,the PreparatoryCommitteealso decidesto accredit the following NGO that was not invited to participateat its first substantive sessionas it had not provided further information : 1. Peoples Educationfor Action and Liberation PC.3/8. Accreditationof the NGO BrazilianAssociation Gays,Lesbians, of Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals The Drenaratorv Committee. Having considered application the BrazilianNGo Brazilian the of Association Gays, of Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites Transsexuals and (ABGLT) for participation the Durban in Review conference, be held from 20 to 24 Aprir, in Geneva, to Stressing the participation the ABGLT in the Durbanreview that of , Conf'erence would be bas.e!on addressing discriminationin conformity with the contentsof the DurbanDeclaration and Programme Action (DDPA) and shall strictlyraiseissues of mentioned the DDPA and in in accordance with operative paragraph of Resoluti 312 the Human RiehtsCouncil. 5 on of Decides, therefore, grantaccreditation the ABGLT. to to A / C O N F . 1 8 9 / P C ..3 . . p a g e1 5 Annex II AGENDA AND PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE SECOND SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE A. Agenda B. Programmeof work A / C O N Ft 8 g / P C . . . 3 page17 Annex III List of attendance Member Statesof the United Nations Non-memberStaterepresented observers by Other observer United Nations specialized agencies Intergovernmental organizations Non-governmentalorganizations General consultative status Special consultative status Roster status . A / C O N F .8 9 / P C . 3 . 1 p a g e1 9 8 Adoption of the report of the Preparatory Committee Annex V LIST OF DOCUMENTS ISSUED FOR THE FIRST SUBSTANTIVE SESSIONOF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE Documents issuedin tlte general series Syntbol Agenda item A/CONF.2ll^C.2ll 3 Provisional agenda