[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 211 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 211

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bush 
 Administration should send a high-level delegation to participate at 
      the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial 
          Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance.


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                    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 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bush 
 Administration should send a high-level delegation to participate at 
      the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial 
          Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance.

Whereas the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial 
        Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (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 participation of the 
        United States is in the national interest 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 integral 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 Racism, Racial 
        Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance is a perfect 
        opportunity to publicly show a commitment to ending racism in this 
        country: Now, therefore, 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 
stature 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;
    (2) urges the Bush Administration to increase United States support 
for the WCAR by providing financial assistance 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 positions at the 
WCAR that seek to advance an enlightened understanding of both the 
historic and contemporary factors contributing to current-day problems 
of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance.
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