3/L.9 Amendments to draft decision A/HRC/3/L.3
Document Type: Amendment Decision
Date: 2006 Dec
Session: 3rd Regular Session (2006 Nov)
Agenda Item: Item2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
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A/HRC/3/L.9 6 December 2006
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Third session Agenda item 2
IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 60/251 OF 15 MARCH 2006 ENTITLED “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL”
Finland (on behalf of the European Union): amendments to draft decision A/HRC/3/L.3
Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
1. Delete subparagraph (a);
2. Delete subparagraph (b);
3. In subparagraph (d) replace the word “fifth” by “regular two-week”; and after the word “views” delete the words “and vision”;
4. Replace subparagraph (f) with the following:
Requests the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to reconvene for one week at the earliest possible date to consider the report by the Five Experts and to develop recommendations on the modalities to take forward the work on complementary standards;
GE.06-15350 (E) 061206
5. Delete subparagraph (g);
6. In subparagraph (h) after the word “focusing” insert “also”;
7. Delete subparagraph (i);
8. In subparagraph (j) after the word “necessary” delete the words “and additional”; and after the words “challenges of” delete the words “racial and religious”;
9. In subparagraph (k) replace the phrase “to retain this priority issue on its programme of work” with “to remain seized with this priority issue”.
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