Durban Review Conference: 2009
Durban Review Conference: 2009
The Durban Review Conference (nicknamed Durban II) is a United Nations Conference to review progress and assess implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action produced at WCAR. The conference will be held in Geneva during April 2009.
The Conference has been the subject of some controversy with criticism of the string pullers organizing the conference and boycotts considered by several western countries.
ALSO: See the latest NEWS from our people at the conference and monitoring from around the world, as well as summaries of MEDIA articles and press releases.
Articles on the 2009 Durban Review Conference
- Questions and Answers
A series of questions and answers about the 2009 Durban Review Conference. - Walkout at UN Conference in response to Ahmadinejad's speech
From our news section where the breaking news is being reported. - Ahmadinejad's racist speech
An English translation of the Iranian President's address to the Durban Review Conference, as well as comments in response from various officials. - Official Outcome Document
This is the official outcome document from the Duban Review Conference. - Official Draft Outcome Document
This document was agreed to be the official draft at the end of the final meeting before the conference began. It was then aproved (without ammendment) as the final declaration on the second day of the conference (see copy above). - Aproval of NGOs for participation at the Durban Review Conference
Explains the process and issues with aproval of NGOs for participation. - Criteria for participation
A break down of key concerns and how they stacked up as at March 24th 2009 - Will there be an NGO Forum?
An NGO forum is a point of contention as the 2001 NGO Forum saw some of the worst racism at the Durban conference, so soem wish to avoid any chance of a repetition, yet some want a new forum at the Durban Review Conference. - Despite U.S. engagement, U.N.'s Durban II racism conference says no way to gay rights, UN Watch, February 18, 2009
- Shattering the red lines: The Durban II Draft Declaration, UN Watch, October 2008(external link)
This document contains selected provisions of the United Nations draft published at the Second Preparatory Session in October 2008. - Alexander Lambsdorff, Don't go there, International Herald Tribune, March 8, 2009 (external link)
Websites on the 2009 Durban Review Conference
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United Nations: The official UN site
This is the official site run by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, gives the official UN line on the conference. -
UN Watch: Preparing for Durban II
UN Watch includes a resource section on the Durban Review process with a particular focus on UN and government actions, including a number of controversies not discussed at the UN site. -
NGO Monitor: Durban Review Conference 2009
NGO Monitor's resources includes a focus on the role of the NGO community in 2001 and issues related to NGOs in the 2009 process. -
ICARE: Durban Review Resource Page
The Internet Centre Anti-Racism Europe (ICARE) is a joint project of the Magenta Foundation and UNITED. ICARE's Durban Resources include reports from NGO representitives who have been observing. -
Eye on the UN: Durban Watch
Eye on the UN provide an archive documenting concerns over the Durban Review Conference.
