Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva

General comments on draft resolution L.7, “Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.”

Mr. President,

We thank the delegation of Kenya, on behalf of the African Group, for presenting draft resolution L.7, which contributes to reaffirming the commitment to the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance.

We positively note that the resolution renews the mandate of the Special Rapporteur and reaffirms the importance of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which this year marks its twenty-fifth anniversary.

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