lundi 5 mars 2007

WG on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. by Corinne

First part of the fifth session
5th of March 2007
10 am to 1 pm:

ITEM 1: opening of the session

Statement by High commissioner: he states that This WG contribute to the effective implementation or the Durban’s Action Programme. The adoption of norms is not sufficient to fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. In this WG we are going to examine national plans of action in combating racism.

The purpose of this WG is the discussion between the states and the research of toll for the concret realisation of the Durcan Declaration.

ITEM 2: election of Chairperson-Reporter

Election of Chairperson-Reporter: Argentina proposes the re-election of Juan Matabit from Chile, nobody objects.• Statement by M. Matabit: The racism is a threat for the democratie. Combating racism is an international and a national duty.
M. Matabit recalls that the WG has to continue in the respect of the consensus principle.

ITEM 3: Adoption of the Agenda

ITEM 4: Organization of work

The first part of the WG is the exam of the different national Action Plan. The different delegation will present what they have done as a part of Durban Declaration at national level.
The second is the elaboration of norms, for those five experts are going to intervene.

ITEM 5: General statements:

Exchange of information on participants’ implementation activities and debate on issues of general interest for the implementation process.

Algeria, in the name of the African group: The purposes aren’t achieve, violence‘s acts grow up in this part of the world. He proposes cooperation with international organism. He tells the fact that national plans need more means from the HCHR

German in the name of European country: They want independent expert. The norms can be only a tool to fight the racism.
Macedonia: They assure a protection of the Human Rights more strong. At school every ethnical group can follow the courses in their language.

Chili: The politic to fight the racism in Chile follows 3 axes:
1) Institutional: Implementation of governmental organism.
2) Public and citizen participation.
3) Communication, the purpose here is the promotion of the differents public actions.

Ecuator: the promotion oh Human right and democratie is done trough education.


In every speech 2 things are amplified: The fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance is a field fight and the willpower politic is essential.

Only 12 participants took the floor, the chairman is very surprised that for a so important subject no more states want to express their selves.

3 pm to 6 pm:

ITEM 6: Panel 1

Thematic analysis: on the role of national plans of actions in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
Presentation of the panellists:

M. Bessera from Mexico:

2 things are done in Mexico since 2000:
1) Diagnosis of the scourge by a study commission. The result is that in Mexico many persons are discriminated and as much discriminate.
2) Implementation of an institutional organ to fight the problem.
 Modification of the constitution: Every discrimination are now forbidden.

The public politic follows 4 axes: -Education; -Health; -Work; -Justice Access.

But some problems stay: Every politic part is not agreed in front of this problem, all of them are not agreeing to fight discrimination. The budget allowed to this problem is not sufficient.

Mme Dahka from Hungarian:

In Hungary resolutions are proposed to increase the national program.

She spoke specially about the discrimination against the roma community in Europe.

She conclude saying that Indicators are essential, the objectives have to be specified and the government must allows enough resort. The political willpower is fundamental.

M. Rajkruma from India:

The coordination between different ministers is a point fundamental; when a new resolution is adopted by one the other should knows them.
He insists on the importance of the cultural side next the legal side.
The action program should use the strength of the visual in their diffusion.

Corinne Nunes

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