Durban Watch

Durban IV

Resolutions
U.N. Human Rights Council Resolution, “From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” (Durban resolution) Oct. 11, 2021
The Durban IV UNGA Political Declaration, Sept. 22, 2021
UNGA resolution on scope and modalities for Durban IV, Sept. 2, 2021
The Durban IV UNGA resolution, (Part VII), Dec. 31, 2020
Vote on UN UNGA Durban resolution, Dec. 31, 2020
UNGA 2021 regular budget resolution, Dec. 31, 2020
Vote on UNGA 2021 regular budget resolution, Dec. 31, 2020
Budget for Durban IV resolution in Fifth Committee, Dec. 30, 2021
U.S. Oral amendment on budget for Durban IV, Fifth Committee, Dec. 30, 2020
Vote on U.S. amendment on budget for Durban IV, Fifth Committee, Dec. 30, 2020
U.N. General Assembly Third Committee Resolution, “A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism,… and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,” Nov. 19, 2020
The Durban IV U.N. Human Rights Council resolution, (Part VII), Oct. 6, 2020
Human Rights Council resolution requesting report on preparations for Durban IV, Sept. 27, 2019
Documents
U.N. Human Rights Council resolution on racism, xenophobia and related intolerance (Durban resolution): UK Foreign Secretary’s statement, Oct. 11, 2021
UN Human Rights Council 48: Joint Statement by the UK on the Resolution Calling for Action Against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Durban resolution), Oct. 11, 2021
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on U.S. Participation in Events Related to the Anniversary of the Durban Declaration, Sept. 22, 2021
Final Concept Note & Programme for the High Level Meeting of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Sept. 21, 2021
Concept Note for the High Level Meeting of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and Provisional List of Speakers, Sept. 17, 2021
General Assembly Decision, "Participation of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector in the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action," Sept. 17, 2021
Letter extending silent procedure for resolution on the the modalities of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, August 20, 2021
Draft U.N. General Assembly resolution, "Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action," August 25, 2021
Letter transmitting final version of the resolution on the the modalities of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, August 25, 2021
Final draft resolution, "Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action," August 18, 2021
Revised draft of the Political Declaration for the High-level meeting of the of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action & invitation to second Informal Consultation, July 23, 2021
Zero draft of the Political Declaration for the High-level meeting of the of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action & invitation to Informal Consultation, July 6, 2021
Revised draft resolution, "Scope, modalities, format & organization of high-level meeting of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of...Durban Declaration and Programme of Action" & invitation to Final Informal Consultation, June 10, 2021
Written comments by G77 & China on Zero draft resolution, "Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ...Durban Declaration and Programme of Action", May 19, 2021
Invitation to second informal consultation on the modalities of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, May 4, 2021
Invitation to the first informal consultation on the modalities of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, April 23, 2021
Zero draft of the resolution, "Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action", April 28, 2021
Joint Statement delivered by U.S. evoking Durban Conference, March 19, 2021
Final draft of the Political Declaration for the High-level meeting of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Sept. 10, 2021
Letter regarding list of speakers at the high-level meeting of the G.A. to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Sept. 10, 2021
Second revised draft of the Political Declaration for the High-level meeting of the of the G.A. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action & invitation to third Informal Consultation, August 31, 2021
Discussion by Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on preparations for Durban IV, Jan. 29, 2021
U.S. UN Amb. Craft, Vote Explanation, Dec. 31, 2020
Israeli UN Amb. Erdan, Vote Explanation UN 2021 Budget (containing funds for Durban IV), Dec. 31, 2020
Press Statement: U.S. Vote Against UN 2021 Program Budget, U.S. State Dept., Dec. 30, 2021
Programme budget implications of UN General Assembly Durban IV resolution, Dec. 30, 2020
Israel Vote Explanation on U.S. amendment on budget for Durban IV, Fifth Committee, Dec.30, 2020
Israel Vote Explanation, Durban Resolution, Third Committee, Nov. 19, 2020
E.U. Vote Explanation, Durban Resolution, Third Committee, Nov. 19, 2020
U.S. Vote Explanation, Durban Resolution, Third Committee, Nov. 19, 2020
U.K. Vote Explanation, Durban Resolution, Third Committee, Nov. 19, 2020
Programme budget implications of U.N. Human Rights Council Durban IV resolution, Oct. 5, 2020
Preliminary exchange of views by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on the preparations for Durban IV, Feb. 5, 2020
Report on preparations for Durban IV by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, July 13, 2020
Report of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action discussing Durban IV, July 16, 2019
Articles
Statement by Anne Bayefsky at the U.N. Human Rights Council Durban debate: March 19, 2021
The Durban Conference perpetuates hate – opinion, Oct. 25, 2021
UNHRC approves Durban resolution, 10 nations oppose over antisemitism, Oct. 11, 2021
UK, Germany to let U.N. Durban resolution pass after boycotting last month, Oct. 10, 2021
The United Nations endorses antisemitism, Oct. 7, 2021
Twenty Years After Durban, What We Still Get Wrong About Left-Wing Antisemitism, Sept. 26, 2021
‘A cesspool of anti-Israel propaganda:’ Jewish groups blast new resolution put forth at Durban IV, Sept. 24, 2021
38 countries boycott antisemitic Durban IV Conference, Sept. 24, 2021
The Durban legacy of hate, 20 years later, Sept. 24, 2021
Durban IV: A diplomatic win for Israel that cannot be wasted - editorial, Sept. 23, 2021
Sweden, Latvia, Denmark bring final Durban IV boycotter count to 37, Sept. 23, 2021
34 states boycott Durban IV Conference, Sept. 23, 2021
14 more countries join boycott of Durban IV Conference, Sept. 22, 2022
Recalling the 2001 Durban Conference 20 years later, Sept. 22, 2021
20 years since Durban : Most sickening display of Jew-hate since Nazis, Sept. 22, 2021
All praise to nations who reject the new anti-Israel hate fest in Durban, Sept. 22, 2021
'Sickening' display of hate: Why world leaders should boycott U.N.'s Durban event, Sept. 22, 2021
Durban IV: The U.N.’s festival of hate, Sept. 22, 2021
The U.N. Durban anti-racist process: Projecting racism onto Israel, Sept. 20, 2021
Pro-Israel leaders, senior officials hold counter-conference to protest upcoming Durban IV, Sept. 20, 2021
Erdan, Pompeo, others urge states to boycott Durban conference, Sept. 20, 2021
A Conference Fighting Durban’s Bigotry, Sept. 20, 2021
At Israel’s prodding, record 31 nations to boycott Durban conference anniversary, Sept. 20, 2021
Durban IV: Time for some tough diplomacy, Sept. 19, 2021
Controversial U.N. conference on reparations, racism slammed by Pompeo as being ‘laced with antisemitism,’ Sept. 19, 2021
No Western state bid for speech, leading role at Durban; Romania joins boycott, Sept. 18, 2020
Hateful legacy of the other twentieth anniversary, Sept. 17. 2021
Why was the Jewish response to Durban a failure?, Sept. 17, 2021
The hate-fest that is Durban rears its ugly head again, Sept. 15, 2021
Does the Durban conference matter for Israel?, Sept. 15, 2021
Official Palestinian News Agency Reveals True Goal of Durban Conference is to Slander Israel as Apartheid State, Sept. 14, 2021
Palestinians make anti-U.S. statement on Durban as Greece, Slovakia boycott, Sept. 14, 2021
Assessing the twin disasters of September 2001, Sept. 12, 2021
20 years ago, the U.N. Durban Conference aimed to combat racism. It devolved into a ‘festival of hate’ against Jews, Sept. 9, 2021
New Zealand, Cyprus to boycott Durban IV conference due to antisemitic stance, Sept. 9, 2021
Italy, Croatia bring countries boycotting Durban conference to 14, Sept. 8, 2021
Israeli President Herzog asks foreign diplomats to urge their nations to boycott Durban Conference, September 2, 2021
Largest Belgian party calls on gov’t to boycott Durban conference, August 30, 2021
Pro-Israel lawyers urge European countries to drop ‘antisemitic’ U.N. conference, August 26, 2021
Boycott the U.N.-Sponsored Durban Hate Fest, August 25, 2021
Cancel the Durban IV Review Conference, August 17, 2021
How Israelis can fight the Durban conference’s Jew-hatred – opinion, August 17, 2021
Simon Wiesenthal Center Urges Secretary General Guterres to Cancel 20th Anniversary of Anti-Semitic Durban Conference, August 13, 2021
Why Durban IV must be boycotted – opinion, August 13, 2021
Fighting the Blight of Durban, July 29, 2021
Germany will boycott the Durban IV conference, July 25, 2021
The detestation of Israel and the Whites now go hand in hand, July 27, 2021
Israeli President Herzog says upcoming U.N. racism conference promotes hate, July 13, 2021
Czech Republic becomes ninth state to boycott Durban conference, July 12, 2021
Jewish Groups Applaud the Netherlands for Skipping Durban IV Event 'Tarnished by Antisemitism', July 8, 2021
Italian Senator Urges Italy to Boycott Durban Conference, July 7, 2021
Hungary takes EU lead in announcing boycott of upcoming Durban conference, June 27, 2021
Why is Biden indifferent to a UN celebration of antisemitism?, March 25, 2021
UK Government urged to boycott Durban IV commemoration in September, April 23, 2021
The Biden administration is embracing the 20th anniversary of the antisemitic UN Durban conference (Obama boycotted the 10th), April 27, 2021
Is Spain a Champion of the "Zionism = Apartheid" Campaign of Durban IV?, April 29, 2021
How Biden is smashing America's moral compass and dragging the West behind it, April 29, 2021
State Dept: US will not take part in Durban IV conference, May 3, 2021
B'nai B'rith Welcomes Report That U.S. Will Not Participate in U.N. Event Commemorating Notorious Durban Conference, May 3, 2021
U.S. pulls out of Durban anti-racism meet up, is Australia next?, May 4, 2021
Jewish Groups Applaud U.S. Decision to Stay Away From 'Anti-Israel' Durban IV Events in September, May 4, 2021
Australia won't go to anti-Israel Durban Conference, prime minister says, May 6, 2021
Canada boycotting events marking U.N. anti-racism conference over concerns about anti-Israel statements, May 6, 2021
Canada is right to boycott Durban IV and its antisemitic supporters, May 7, 2021
Peers and Jewish groups call on UK to boycott event commemorating 'antisemitic' Durban conference, May 7, 2021
Simon Wiesenthal Center In Direct Plea to German FM to Boycott U.N. Event Celebrating Antisemitic Hate Fest, May 10, 2021
UK Parliamentarians Urge UK to Withdraw from Durban IV, May 19, 2021
Letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson from the Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies Regarding the Durban IV Conference, June 3, 2021
UK must boycott Durban festival of Jew hate, June 17, 2021
UK to boycott Durban conference over antisemitism, June 21, 2021
Breaking with tradition, Canada and the U.S. embrace the anti-Israel hate-fest in Durban, March 29, 2021
'Durban IV is another attempt to turn fight against racism against Jews', March 24, 2021
Canada Wavers on Anti-Semitic UN Durban Conference Anniversary Commemoration, April 1, 2021
Biden Administration Cites Antisemitic Durban Conference as Positive Precedent, March 21, 2021
Biden Admin.-led Statement Praising Anti-Israel Durban Confab Sparks Outrage, March 31, 2021
Israel, U.S. vote against UN funds for 'antisemitic' Durban Conference, Jan. 2, 2021
U.S. votes against UN budget over Durban funding, Dec. 31, 2020
Durban
Implementation
Mechanisms
Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Independent Eminent Experts' Group
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards
Durban IV
Participation
Positions
States That Boycotted Durban IV
Israel
United States
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
Hungary
Netherlands
Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
France
Bulgaria
Croatia
Italy
Cyprus
New Zealand
Slovenia
Greece
Slovakia
Romania
Ukraine
Albania
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Honduras
Lithuania
Montenegro
Moldova
North Macedonia
Poland
Serbia
Uruguay
Denmark
Latvia
Sweden
Spain
States
Israel
United States
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
Hungary
Netherlands
Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
France
Bulgaria
Croatia
Italy
Cyprus
New Zealand
Slovenia
Greece
Slovakia
Romania
Ukraine
Albania
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Honduras
Lithuania
Montenegro
Moldova
North Macedonia
Poland
Serbia
Uruguay
Denmark
Latvia
Sweden
Spain
NGOs
American Jewish Committee (AJC) for Europe
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council
B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith Canada
Canadian Antisemitism Education Program
The Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI)
Collective Against Durban 4
Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France [See also here]
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center
Simon Wiesenthal Center
UK Board of Deputies
UK Jewish Leadership Council
Zionist Organization of America