Resolution number
6
Whereas
- The UN is organizing in South Africa a World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia & Related Intolerance to be held in July 2001;
- Refugees and asylum seekers experience specific forms of xenophobia and intolerance not experienced by other migrants;
- The World Conference has the long term potential to not only improve the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada but to improve their treatment world-wide;
- The CCR has an anti-racism policy;
Therefore be it resolved
That the CCR urge the government of Canada to:
- Ensure that the UN Action Plan produced includes a section advancing the protection of refugees and asylum seekers;
- Ensure and enable the participation of NGOs and refugees capable of analyzing and suggesting verifiable measures to address xenophobia and related intolerance towards refugees and asylum seekers;
- Develop and promote verifiable measures to address xenophobia and related intolerance towards refugees and asylum-seekers.
Subject
Working Group
Inland Protection