International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Encourages the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to continue to contribute fully to the implementation of the 3rd Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and its revised Programme of Action; takes note of the initial suggestions made by the Committee regarding the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and invites the Committee to give high priority to the preparatory process for the World Conference; strongly urges States parties to the Convention to accelerate their domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment to the Convention concerning the financing of the Committee and to notify the Secretary-General expeditiously in writing of their agreement to the amendment; urges all States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto and to limit the extend of any reservation they lodge to the Convention and to formulate any reservation as precisely and as narrowly as possible in order to ensure that no reservation is incompatible with the objective and purpose of the Convention or otherwise contrary to international treaty law.

Adopted without vote, 85th meeting

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Adopted at the 85th plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1998.