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Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination

Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination

Date
23 Feb 1963
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination

At the annual conference of the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa at Leopoldville in Congo, fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution requesting the UN Economic and Social Council to denounce of racial discrimination. The motion was adopted by thirty votes, with three countries - Britain, France and Spain opposing the resolution. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is commemorated annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa. Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.

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  1. 01O’Malley P. ‘1963’, from Nelson Mandela Foundation, [online], Available at www.neslonmandela.org [Accessed: 30 January 2012]
  2. 02United Nations, ‘International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March’,From: United Nations [online], Available at www.un.org [Accessed: 30 January 2012]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, February 16). Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074133

South African History Online (2012) 'Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination', South African History Online, 16 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074133 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).

South African History Online, Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074133, (accessed 10 August 2026).

"Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination." South African History Online, 16 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074133. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination." South African History Online. February 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074133.

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