IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 211
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bush Adminis-
tration should send a high-level delegation to participate at the United
Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xeno-
phobia, and Related Intolerance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2001
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.
CONYERS, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. KILPATRICK) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the Bush Administration should send a high-level delega-
tion to participate at the United Nations World Con-
ference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xeno-
phobia, and Related Intolerance.
Whereas the United Nations World Conference Against Rac-
ism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related In-
tolerance (WCAR) is to be held in Durban, South Africa,
from August 31 through September 7, 2001;
Whereas the WCAR is a significant world event and the par-
ticipation of the United States is in the national interest
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of the United States as an international leader and is
vital to the success of the conference;
Whereas many of the issues being broached at the WCAR
have both compelling domestic as well as international
importance and United States involvement in the WCAR
will help to bring these many significant issues into
sharper focus both at home and abroad;
Whereas the elimination of racism and discrimination are in-
tegral themes in the history of the United States and of
great importance to all Americans;
Whereas the purpose of the conference is to examine the
state of race relations and to formulate a broad agenda
of goals that nations can implement nationally as well as
internationally; and
Whereas the United Nations World Conference Against Rac-
ism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related In-
tolerance is a perfect opportunity to publicly show a com-
mitment to ending racism in this country: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) calls upon Secretary of State Colin Powell to lead
the United States delegation to South Africa for the
United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance
(WCAR) to heighten, significantly, the delegation’s stat-
ure and demonstrate to the world the seriousness with
which the United States Government approaches not only
the WCAR, but the grave situation of racial discrimination
around the globe;
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(2) urges the Bush Administration to increase United
States support for the WCAR by providing financial as-
sistance in support of the WCAR and ensuring that such
assistance is commensurate with the financial commitment
of the United States to the United Nations Fourth World
Conference on Women and other similar fora; and
(3) urges the Bush Administration to adopt policy po-
sitions at the WCAR that seek to advance an enlightened
understanding of both the historic and contemporary fac-
tors contributing to current-day problems of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance.
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