The General Assembly,
 
     Reaffirming the objectives set forth in the Charter of the United Nations
of achieving international cooperation in solving problems of an economic,
social, cultural or humanitarian character and in promoting and encouraging
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction
as to race, sex, language or religion,
 
     Reaffirming also its firm determination and its commitment to eradicate
totally and unconditionally racism, in all its forms, and racial
discrimination,
 
     Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the
Convention against Discrimination in Education adopted by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 14 December 1960,
 
     Recalling also the outcome of the two World Conferences to Combat Racism
and Racial Discrimination, held at Geneva in 1978 and 1983,
 
     Welcoming the outcome of the World Conference on Human Rights, held at
Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, and, in particular, the attention given in the
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action to the elimination of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance,
 
     Stressing the importance of the activities of the Special Rapporteur of
the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
 
     Recalling its resolutions 48/91 of 20 December 1993 and 49/146 of 23
December 1994, by which, respectively, it proclaimed the Third Decade to
Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and adopted the revised Programme of
Action for the Third Decade,
 
     Noting with grave concern that, despite the efforts of the international
community, the principal objectives of the two previous Decades for Action to
Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination have not been attained and that
millions of human beings continue to this day to be the victims of varied
forms of racism and racial discrimination,
 
     Noting with great concern that, despite the efforts undertaken by the
international community at various levels, racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, ethnic antagonism and acts of
violence are showing signs of increase,
 
     Noting with concern that technological developments in the field of
communications, including computer networks such as the Internet, have been
used for dissemination of racist and xenophobic propaganda throughout the
world,
 
     Having considered the reports submitted by the Secretary-General within
the framework of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third
Decade,
 
     Firmly convinced of the need to take more effective and sustained
measures at the national and international levels for the elimination of all
forms of racism and racial discrimination,
 
     Recognizing the importance of strengthening national legislation and
institutions for the promotion of racial harmony,
 
     Deeply concerned about the fact that the phenomenon of racism and racial
discrimination against migrant workers continues to increase despite efforts
undertaken by the international community to improve the protection of the
human rights of migrant workers and members of their families,
 
     Recalling the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection
of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families at its
forty- fifth session,
 
     Acknowledging that indigenous people are at times victims of particular
forms of racism and racial discrimination,
 
     1.   Declares once again that all forms of racism and racial
discrimination, whether in their institutionalized form or resulting from
official doctrine of racial superiority or exclusivity, such as ethnic
cleansing, are among the most serious violations of human rights in the
contemporary world and must be combated by all available means;
 
     2.   Recalls with satisfaction the proclamation of the Third Decade to
Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, which began in 1993, and requests the
Secretary-General to make a further review of the Programme of Action with a
view to making it more effective and action-oriented;
 
     3.   Calls upon Governments to cooperate more closely with the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to enable him to
fulfil his mandate;
 
     4.   Urges all Governments to take all necessary measures to combat new
forms of racism, in particular by adapting constantly the means provided to
combat them, especially in the legislative, administrative, educational and
information fields;
 
     5.   Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
give priority, through the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat, to the
follow- up of programmes and activities for combating racism and racial
discrimination;
 
     6.   Requests the Secretary-General to continue to accord special
attention to the situation of migrant workers and members of their families
and to include regularly in his reports all information on such workers;
 
     7.   Calls upon all Member States to consider signing and ratifying or
acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as a matter of priority;
 
     8.   Commends all States that have ratified or acceded to the
international instruments to combat racism and racial discrimination;
 
     9.   Encourages the media to promote ideas of tolerance and understanding
among peoples and between different cultures;
 
     10.  Recommends that a seminar be organized by the Centre for Human
Rights in cooperation with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and other relevant
United Nations bodies, non-governmental organizations and Internet service
providers, with a view to assessing the role of the Internet in the light of
the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination;
 
     11.  Requests the Secretary-General to continue the study on the effects
of racial discrimination on the children of minorities, in particular those of
migrant workers, in the fields of education, training and employment and to
submit, inter alia, specific recommendations for the implementation of
measures to combat the effects of that discrimination;
 
     12.  Urges the Secretary-General, United Nations bodies, the specialized
agencies, all Governments, intergovernmental organizations and relevant
non-governmental organizations, in implementing the Programme of Action for
the Third Decade, to pay particular attention to the situation of indigenous
people;
 
     13.  Requests States to consider the relevant decisions of the Economic
and Social Council on the integrated follow-up to previous world conferences
and the need to make optimum use of all available mechanisms in the struggle
against racism;
 
     14.  Strongly underlines the importance of education as a significant
means of preventing and eradicating racism and racial discrimination and of
creating awareness of principles of human rights, particularly among young
people, and in this regard renews its invitation to the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to expedite the preparation
of teaching materials and teaching aids to promote teaching, training and
educational activities on human rights and against racism and racial
discrimination, with particular emphasis on activities at the primary and
secondary levels of education;
 
     15.  Considers that all the parts of the Programme of Action for the
Third Decade should be given equal attention in order to attain the objectives
of the Decade;
 
     16.  Regrets the lack of interest, support and financial resources for
the Third Decade and its related Programme of Action, reflected in the fact
that the Centre for Human Rights has been able to organize only one seminar
since the adoption of resolution 48/91 in 1993, and notes that unless a
supplementary financial effort is made very few of the activities planned for
the period 1994- 1997 will be carried out;
 
     17.  Considers that voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for the
Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
are indispensable for the implementation of the Programme;
 
     18.  Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the necessary
financial resources are provided for the implementation of the activities of
the Third Decade during the biennium 1996-1997;
 
     19.  Also requests the Secretary-General to accord the highest priority
to the activities of the Programme of Action for the Third Decade;
 
     20.  Further requests the Secretary-General to submit each year to the
Economic and Social Council a detailed report on all activities of United
Nations bodies and the specialized agencies, containing an analysis of
information received on such activities to combat racism and racial
discrimination;
 
     21.  Invites the Secretary-General to submit proposals to the General
Assembly with a view to supplementing, if necessary, the Programme of Action
for the Third Decade;
 
     22.  Invites all Governments, United Nations bodies, the specialized
agencies and other intergovernmental organizations, as well as interested
non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council, to participate fully in the Third Decade;
 
     23.  Strongly appeals to all Governments, intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations and individuals in a position to do so to
contribute generously to the Trust Fund for the Programme for the Decade for
Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and to this end requests
the Secretary-General to continue to undertake appropriate contacts and
initiatives to encourage contributions;
 
     24.  Invites the Commission on Human Rights to consider at its
fifty-third session as a matter of priority the question of a possible world
conference to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other
related contemporary forms of intolerance and to make appropriate
recommendations through the Economic and Social Council to the General
Assembly at its fifty-second session;
 
     25.  Once again requests the Secretary-General to consult Member States
and intergovernmental as well as non-governmental organizations on the
possibility of holding a world conference to combat racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and other related contemporary forms of
intolerance;
 
     26.  Decides to keep the item entitled "Elimination of racism and racial
discrimination" on its agenda and to consider it as a matter of the highest
priority at its fifty-second session.