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That the Secretary-General shall give the Conference and the preparatory process thereto the widest possible publicity and ensure full coordination of public information activities in the area of human rights within the United Nations system;

(b) To renew its invitation for contributions of extrabudgetary resources to meet the costs of the participation of representatives of the least developed countries in the preparatory meetings, including regional meetings, and in the World Conference itself, and to request the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts in this regard;

8. Renews its request to Governments, the specialized agencies, other international organizations, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations concerned with human rights or development to participate actively in the preparatory process and in the World Conference itself;

9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session on the outcome of the World Conference on Human Rights, under the item entitled "Human rights questions".

Annex

PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Opening of the Conference.

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Election of the President.

3. Adoption of the rules of procedure.

4.

Election of other officers of the Conference.

5.

Appointment of the Credentials Committee.

6.

Establishment of committees and working groups.

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Adoption of the agenda.

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Commemoration of the International Year of the World's Indigenous People.

General debate on the progress made in the field of human rights since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on the identification of obstacles to further progress in this area and ways in which they can be overcome.

Consideration of the relationship between development, democracy and the universal enjoyment of all human rights, keeping in view the interrelationship and indivisibility of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights.

Consideration of contemporary trends in and new challenges to the full realization of all human rights of women and men, including those of persons belonging to vulnerable groups.

Recommendations for:

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Strengthening international cooperation in the field of human rights in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and with international human rights instruments;

Ensuring the universality, objectivity and non-selectivity of the consideration of human rights issues;

Enhancing the effectiveness of United Nations activities and mechanisms;

Securing the necessary financial and other resources for United Nations activities in the area of human rights.

13. Adoption of the final documents and report of the Conference.

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