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A/81/314: Status report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on the elaboration of the draft United Nations declaration on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of people of African descent
Published
07 August 2026
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A/81/314
Summary
The present report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action summarizes progress made on the elaboration of the draft United Nations declaration on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of people of African descent during its twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth sessions and its intersessional meeting, held in Geneva from 15 to 17 October 2025 and 2 to 6 February 2026 and on 27 May 2026, respectively.
Issued By:
Intergovernmental Working Group on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Delivered To:
General Assembly - eighty-first session