Welcomes the efforts of the Committee aimed at the elimination of all forms of discrimination against national or ethnic minorities, persons belonging to such minorities and indigenous populations, wherever such discrimination exists, and the attainment of the full enjoyment of their human rights through the implementation of the principles and provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; welcomes further the efforts of the Committee aimed at the elimination of all forms of discrimination against migrant workers and their families; calls upon Member States to adopt effective legislative, socio-economic and other necessary measures in order to ensure the prevention or elimination of discrimination based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin; further calls upon the States parties to the Convention to protect fully, by the adoption of the relevant legislative and other measures, in conformity with the Convention, the rights of national or ethnic minorities and persons belonging to such minorities, as well as the rights of indigenous populations.

Adopted 136-1-9, 96th plenary meeting

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Adopted at the 96th plenary meeting, 29 Nov. 1985.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 40th session, 17 September-18 December 1985, 28 April-9 May and 20 June 1986. - A/40/53. - 1986. - p. 200-201. - (GAOR, 40th sess., Suppl. no. 53).