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UN Durban Conference Adopts Anti-Racism Declaration Amid US Withdrawal

9/8/2026

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Dalit activists from India raised caste discrimination at the UN Durban Conference in 2001.
About 7,000 delegates from 170 countries attended the conference.
The United States and Israel withdrew from the Durban meeting.
Delegates adopted the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as anti-racism foundations.
Activists urged comprehensive CERD guidance and a new Declaration on Rights of Discriminated Communities.

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Dalit activists from India raised caste discrimination at the UN Durban Conference in 2001.
About 7,000 delegates from 170 countries attended the conference.
The United States and Israel withdrew from the Durban meeting.
Delegates adopted the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as anti-racism foundations.
Activists urged comprehensive CERD guidance and a new Declaration on Rights of Discriminated Communities.