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- 1UN leaders renew push to defeat racism 25 years after Durban▼UN leaders renew push to defeat racism, 25 years after Durban
UN leaders are marking 25 years since the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the landmark framework agreed at the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in South Africa. Speaking at a commemorative event, UN officials called for renewed commitment to dismantling systemic discrimination, warning that racism and racial inequality remain widespread around the world despite decades of pledges.