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Una insidiosa campaña ha sido puesta en marcha para demonizar el patrocinio de la ONU a la iniciativa antirracista por la que el 22 de setiembre se celebró en Nueva York la continuación del llamado proceso de Durban. Así se conoce al esfuerzo hecho en los últimos 20 años para aplicar la Declaración y el Programa de Acción de Durban, adoptados en la Conferencia contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial, la Xenofobia y las Formas Conexas de Intolerancia, celebrada en Durban, Sudáfrica, en 2001.

EXCLUSIVE: Senior government source confirm 'serious concerns' over the UN-organised event's history which has targeted Israel and faced claims of antisemitism

Canada boycotting events marking UN anti-racism conference over concerns about anti-Israel statements CBC/Radio-Canada © Reuters A man holds an Israeli flag during a demonstration in support of Israel in front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, where the Durban conference on racism was held back in 2009. The federal government says it will boycott events commemorating the 20th anniversary of a United Nations anti-racism conference in South Africa, citing the event's legacy of criticizing Israel. A government spokesperson said Canada will join the U.S. an...

The 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, also known as Durban I after the South African city in which it was held, was disrupted by walkouts staged by national delegations offended by anti-Israel sentiments. Canada sent a delegation but then-foreign minister John Manley stayed behind and voiced concerns about the draft communique and a push by some countries to argue that Israel was founded on racist principles.  In the end, Canada issued a statement of reservation on its final declaration, which included a statement of conce...