RES/34/35 Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

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Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session

27 February–24 March 2017

Agenda item 9

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 24 March 2017

34/35. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of

racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related

intolerance

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its resolution 7/34 of 28 March 2008 and all its resolutions on the mandate

of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,

xenophobia and related intolerance, including those of the Commission on Human Rights,

Recalling also its resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Human Rights

Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the

Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her

duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,

1. Decides to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary

forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance for a further

period of three years, in accordance with the terms of reference contained in Human Rights

Council resolution 7/34;

2. Encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue with the execution of the

mandate, particularly in the light of the current resurgent manifestations of all the scourges

of racism, some of which have taken violent forms;

3. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report to the Human

Rights Council and to the General Assembly on all activities relating to the mandate with a

view to maximizing the benefits of the reporting process;

4. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to

allocate the resources necessary to the Special Rapporteur for the effective implementation

of the mandate;

5. Decides to remain seized of this priority matter.

58th meeting

24 March 2017

[Adopted without a vote.]