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| UNESCO Launches Book on Anti-racism |
| The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched a book "United to Combat Racism" Wednesday in Durban to brief on the international community's struggle against racism. |
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| US Govt. Condemned for Walkout From Kyoto Protocol |
| People of color, indigenous people and workers bear a disproportionate health, social and economic burden of "a society addicted to a fossil fuel economy" because of the walkout of the Bush administration from the Kyoto Protocol, Dr. Robert Bullard from the United States National Black Environmental Justice Network said Wednesday in Durban. |
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| US Has Not Withdrawn Whole Delegation: Robinson |
| The United States has not withdrawn its entire delegation from the ongoing third World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), said U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights Mary Robinson at a media briefing Tuesday in Durban. |
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| News Analysis: Escalating Confrontation Leads to US, Israel Pullout of WCAR |
| Escalating confrontation witnessed in past 10 or so days has culminated in the withdrawal of the United States and Israeli delegations on Monday from the ongoing World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) here in Durban, South Africa. |
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| US Withdrawal From UN Anti-racism Conference Widely Condemned |
| The decision of the United States to withdraw from the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) was met on Monday with vociferous condemnation from delegations attending the conference in Durban, South Africa. |
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| Powell Announced US Walkout From UN Racism Conference |
| US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday said that the United States was walking out of a UN conference on racism in order to protest the anti-Israel language in meeting documents. |
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| Draft Documents for Anti-racism Conference Being Drawn up |
| Two working groups of the third World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) are busy with drawing up draft documents for the conference. |
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| US, Israel Pull out of World Conference Against Racism |
| Both the United States and Israel pulled their delegations out of the World Conference Against Racism on Monday. |
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| 300 Parliamentarians at WCAR Pledge to Combat Racism |
| Some 300 parliamentarians from over 50 countries have unanimously adopted a declaration, expressing their commitment to combating racism. |
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| China Calls for Eradication of Racism |
| Colonialism, foreign invasions, slave trade and apartheid are all typical manifestations of racism, which inflicted untold sufferings on the countries and people across Asia, Africa and Latin America, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya said Sunday in Durban. |
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| World Anti-racism Conference Sets Stage for Dialogue, Compromise |
| As the ongoing World Conference Against Racism entered the third day Sunday in Durban, South Africa, delegates are still making serious efforts to find a compromise through face-to-face dialogues on sensitive issues such as the Mideast problem and slavery compensation. |
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| Every Human Being Should Enjoy Equal Human Rights: S. African President |
| Every human being should enjoy human rights as equally as others, South African President Thabo Mbeki said in Durban on Friday. |
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| Racism Still Lingers in South Africa |
| Although South Africa's human rights situation has been greatly improved over the past seven years, the fledgling democracy still faces numerous challenges in dealing with the apartheid past and defining the new road to a society free of racism. |
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| Annan Urges Anti-racism Conference to Banish Hatred, Prejudice |
| U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan stressed Friday in Durban that the ongoing World Conference Against Racism must be focused on banishing hatred from the new century and prejudice of the past. |
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| UN Chief Calls for Sharing Perspectives in Fight Against Racism |
| "We are here to learn, not to celebrate," U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said at the opening ceremony of the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, Friday Morning. |
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| Anti-racism March in S. Africa |
| Several hundreds of people Friday marched outside the venue of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) to drum up support for the fight against racism worldwide. |
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| World Conference Against Racism Opens in S. Africa |
| The third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR) was officially opened Friday morning at the International Convention Center in Durban by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. |
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| Castro Criticizes US For Not Attending Anti-racism Conference |
| Cuban President Fidel Castro said the US refusal to attend the third UN conference on racism reflects its poor history on racial discrimination. |
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| War Against Racism to Be Declared at World Conference |
| The first gunshot in the new century at the worldwide rampant racism will be soon fired at the third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), which is scheduled to open Friday in Durban. |
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| Annan Faces Racism Meeting Mired in Dispute |
| A United Nations racism conference was mired in dispute on Wednesday over Middle East politics and the threat of a U.S. boycott if Israel is singled out as a racist state. |
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