Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action – Fifth session – Part I - March 9th, 2007 (11pm-13pm)
The Chairman, Mr. Matabit, had prepared a draft containing conclusions and recommendations elaborated during this week, which was handed out to the delegations. The consolidated paper will be issued after further discussion in September, when Part II of the session takes place.
The delegations examined the draft for more than an hour and then the Chairman opened the floor. The most important points mentioned were that :
- gender based discrimination be added to racism, racial discrimination, and xenophobia in §1 which lists what National Plans of Action fight against (Mexico, Switzerland, Norway)
- §2 which states that “it is essential for States to recognize the presence of vulnerable groups…” be completed by “and individuals” ( Germany on behalf of EU, China and Mexico)
- §9 which expresses the concern of the African Group that insufficient support is being given to the Anti-Discrimination Unit, should be suppressed because the report is supposed to reflect a consensus reached by the whole working group and not the opinion of regional groups (Germany on behalf of EU, Norway). Predictably, South Africa and China insist that it is retained.
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