World Conference Against Racism

This page contains information and resources on the United Nations World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) (31 August-7 September 2001), the Youth Summit (26-27 August 2001) and the NGO Forum (28 August-1 September 2001).

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News updates

Barbados: Conference against racism expels non-blacks, says too traumatic to discuss slavery before whites
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Report by UN rights expert notes rise in racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism
Mary Robinson briefs UN Sub-Commission on follow-up of WCAR
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action finally available
High Commisioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson on the results of Durban

Relevant Links

Official UN site of the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
tolerance.ngo.ru [Russkiy]
Youth Summit
Human Rights Internet WCAR site
Asia-Pacific NGO Coordinating Committee for WCAR

Education and Learning Materials

Anti-Slavery Fact Sheets
Australian community action kit on Racism
Discrimination, Human Rights and You. Teacher's Manual
Learning Activities for Use With Young People to Explore the Issue of Discrimination
The international basis for intercultural education including anti-racist and human rights education
United Nations Guide for Minorities

Proceedings and Reports

During the Conference the Global Human Rights Education Alliance met to discuss various issues related to human rights. Proceedings and recommendations of the symposium and workshop can be found here.

HREA Board Member Nancy Flowers wrote a report on the role of human rights education during the Conference:

An Observer's Report: Human Rights Education at the NGO Forum of the World Conference Against Racism

Educating Youth Against Racism (by Morris Lipson)

Reports from Durban by members of the Global Human Rights Education listserv (look for messages whose subject line starts with "WCAR" at the bottom of the page)

Archives

All news reports about the preparation and events during the WCAR are archived. View the archives.