31 August 2001
Delegates from hundred and sixty countries descended on Durban to attend the weeklong third United Nations-sponsored World Conference on Racism, staged in South Africa. The conference was unfortunately charecterised by unpleasant and ugly scenes, when disputes over slavery reparations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a U.S. walkout spoiled the proceedings. Click here to see the Agenda for the conference.
References

Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook 2001/02, Pretoria: GCIS, p. 284.

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