International Year of the Fight against Racism
On November 20, 1963, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the declaration relating to the eradication of all forms of racial discrimination. It thus reaffirmed the principles and foundations set out in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights according to which all human beings are born equal in rights and dignity.
A second resolution, passed on December 11, 1969, once again attested to the total and unconditional determination of the Organization to overcome all forms of racism and discrimination.
The year 1971 is thus proclaimed the International Year for the Fight against Racism and Racial Discrimination. It is placed under the sign of an ever-increasing fight against racial discrimination in all its forms and in all its manifestations and under the sign of international solidarity with those who fight against racism.
Throughout the history of humanity, racism, born of beliefs and ideological convictions, has led to massacres and segregationist behavior towards certain segments of the population that were considered biologically, socially or culturally inferior. Faced with the scale of xenophobia, voices have been raised all over the world to demand an end to injustice.
From Martin Luther King to Nelson Mandela, including many others, the message is the same: work to raise international awareness and make a commitment to ban all degrading practices.
In addition to the nations working together or individually to fight at home or around the world against all forms of racist discrimination, NGOs and associations are carrying out real awareness-raising work on the ground to effectively address this evil which continues to plague the world.
A second resolution, passed on December 11, 1969, once again attested to the total and unconditional determination of the Organization to overcome all forms of racism and discrimination.
The year 1971 is thus proclaimed the International Year for the Fight against Racism and Racial Discrimination. It is placed under the sign of an ever-increasing fight against racial discrimination in all its forms and in all its manifestations and under the sign of international solidarity with those who fight against racism.
Throughout the history of humanity, racism, born of beliefs and ideological convictions, has led to massacres and segregationist behavior towards certain segments of the population that were considered biologically, socially or culturally inferior. Faced with the scale of xenophobia, voices have been raised all over the world to demand an end to injustice.
From Martin Luther King to Nelson Mandela, including many others, the message is the same: work to raise international awareness and make a commitment to ban all degrading practices.
In addition to the nations working together or individually to fight at home or around the world against all forms of racist discrimination, NGOs and associations are carrying out real awareness-raising work on the ground to effectively address this evil which continues to plague the world.