U.N anti-racism conference participants adopt consensus resolutionApril 21, 2009 - 23:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United Nations anti-racism conference moved from rancor to rapport on Tuesday, overcoming a conference-opening denunciation of Israel by Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to adopt a consensus resolution that governments applauded as an improved basis for action against racism and xenophobia.The adoption of the resolution by the committee that coordinates the conference ended months of negotiation that removed contentious clauses referring to Israel and Palestine and trying to make defamation of religion an offense against human rights. The conference will formally adopt the document here on Friday, but it is no longer open to debate or amendment, diplomats said. The conference statement was a significant improvement on the outcome of the conference in Durban, South Africa, in 2001, officials said. Ms. Pillay noted that implementing the 2001 plan had suffered setbacks because of increased migration, terrorism and measures used to fight it. The new resolution showed "the process is therefore evolving in a positive direction," said Peter Gooderham, the British ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva. In a statement, the French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, said the final statement marked a victory over "those tempted to use the Geneva conference to forward their ideas of hatred and intolerance," The New York Times reports. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |