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Distr. GENERAL A/CONF.211/1 30 January 2009 Original: ENGLISH

DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE Geneva, 20-24 April 2009 Item 7 of the provisional agenda

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the Durban Review Conference its provisional agenda, as adopted by the Preparatory Committee at its first substantive session on 22 April 2008 (decision PC.2/11).

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A/CONF.211/1 page 2 PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Opening of the Conference. Election of the President. High-level segment. Adoption of the rules of procedure. Election of other officers of the Conference. Credentials of representatives to the Conference. Adoption of the agenda. Organization of work. Issues arising from the objectives of the Conference: (a) To review progress and assess implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action by all stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels, including assessing contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, through an inclusive, transparent and collaborative process and identify concrete measures and initiatives 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; To assess the effectiveness of the existing Durban follow-up mechanisms and other relevant United Nations mechanisms dealing with the issue of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to enhance them; To promote the universal ratification and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and proper consideration of the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; To identify and share good practices achieved in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

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Adoption of the final document and the report of the Durban Review Conference. -----