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Columbia Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of the Inter-
national Year for People of African Descent; 
(2) encourages the recognition and celebration 
of the collective history and achievements made by 
people of African descent; 
(3) reaffirms the importance of inclusion and 
the full and equal participation of people of African 
descent around the world in all aspects of political, 
economic, social, and cultural life; 
(4) recognizes that, as a result of their skin 
color and ancestry, many Black Europeans have 
wrongfully experienced injustices in the public and 
private sector; 
(5) welcomes parliamentary activities, including 
those of the Organization for Security and Coopera-
tion in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, to 
engage in efforts to promote racial equality and 
combat racial discrimination through efforts such as 
introducing legislation, speaking out against racism, 
increasing the political participation of racial minori-
ties, and working with Black European and other 
minority communities to develop relevant policies; 
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(6) urges European governments and members 
of civil society and the private sector, in consultation 
with Black European communities, to develop and 
implement initiatives to combat racial discrimination 
and promote racial equality in Europe, by— 
(A) 
drafting 
and 
implementing 
anti-
discrimination, special measures, hate crimes, 
migration and integration, and other laws and 
policies to address discrimination and dispari-
ties and promote equality, noting the rec-
ommendations of the United Nations Com-
mittee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimina-
tion, the Experts Working Group on People of 
African Descent (WGPAD), the European 
Commission against Racism and Intolerance, 
the European Union Fundamental Rights 
Agency (EUFRA), the United Nations Special 
Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism 
and Independent Expert on minority issues, 
and the OSCE Personal Representative on 
Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimi-
nation; 
(B) promoting and funding research, in-
cluding the collection of national census data on 
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Black Europeans and its inclusion in the an-
nual reports of the EUFRA; 
(C) providing technical support, training, 
and funding to Black European civil society 
groups working to combat racism, discrimina-
tion, and inequality, and uphold basic human 
rights in Europe; 
(D) introducing national measures to 
counter stereotypical images of persons of Afri-
can descent, by revising textbooks, increasing 
efforts to include Black Europeans in history 
and heritage institutions, and remembering vic-
tims of colonialism, slavery, and other atroc-
ities; 
(E) developing or increasing financial sup-
port for funds to assist victims of hate crimes 
with legal assistance and compensation when 
incapacitated due to physical or emotional inju-
ries; 
(F) developing specific initiatives that ad-
dress the special concerns of Black European 
women and youth; 
(G) actively promoting racial and ethnic 
minority participation at all levels of national, 
regional, and local government through the edu-
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cation of civil and political rights, including the 
legislative process and advocacy of legislative 
issues relevant to racial and ethnic minority 
communities, development of targeted profes-
sional development and hiring strategies, in-
creased youth and community outreach, and 
self-organization and other empowerment initia-
tives; and 
(H) recruiting, training, and hiring Black 
Europeans for professional positions in support 
of these initiatives; 
(7) urges the Secretary of State to— 
(A) provide technical assistance and other 
support for European governments and mem-
bers of the civil society and private sector to 
fulfill the initiatives outlined above; and 
(B) increase support for the WGPAD; and 
(8) supports the adoption of a ‘‘Joint Action 
Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality and Inclusion’’ 
between the European Union and United States and 
implementation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assem-
bly 2011 Resolution on Strengthening Efforts to 
Combat Racism and Xenophobia and Foster Inclu-
sion to assist in fulfilling the initiatives above. 
Æ 
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