Since this morning, I have been attending the Durban Review Conference. It is now 11h30 and for the moment, there have been various speeches (from Mr. Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General to the UN, Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, president of the HR Council, etc.) all of which have been banalities on the importance of combatting racism.
During her speech, Ms Navanathem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, amonst yet more bla bla bla, thanked the palestinian delegation as well as the Organisation of Islamic conference for the flexibility they have shown on their positions. She was obviously refering to the difference between the final text compared with the initial version. She went on to say that she is convinced that the draft is balanced yet meaningful. She continued that although not everone has chosen to attend the conference, (boycott so far of US, Israel, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) she’s sure it will be a success and that hopes all countries will join efforts in fight against racism. She said that we have here a historical occasion and that all eyes were on us.
The election of the president of the Durban Review Conference then took place. Mr. Amos Wako, from Kenya was elected.
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