A/72/319
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
11 August 2017
Original: English
Seventy-second session
Item 71 (b) of the provisional agenda*
Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance: comprehensive implementation of and
follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of
African Descent
Note by the Secretariat
1.
In paragraph 4 of its resolution 27/25, the Human Rights Council requested the
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to submit a report to the
Council on all activities relating to its mandate, as well as to the General Assembly
in the context of the International Decade for People of African Descent. In
paragraph 10 of its resolution 71/181, the Assembly invited the Council, through the
Chair of the Working Group, to continue to submit a repor t on the work of the
Working Group to the Assembly.
2.
In accordance with the practice established to avoid duplication, in 2017 the
Working Group has submitted a consolidated annual report to both the General
Assembly and the Human Rights Council. The Secretariat therefore has the honour
to draw the attention of the Assembly to document A/HRC/36/60.
* A/72/150.
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