Durban II
There are a number of organization tracking efforts to prevent the UN’s anti-racism conference, nick named Durban II, from becoming another sham conference. This year, the Iranian regime is politically well established within the conference’s governance structure. Absurdly, this gives delegates from the bigoted regime a disproportionate level of influence, from which they can continue transforming the legal texts of Durban II from an initiative to combat racism, into an expression of racism itself. On this page, we’re just featuring some of Iran ’s efforts to derail the conference; however, comprehensive information is available from: NGO Monitor and Eye on the UN.



Durban II revives the hateful rhetoric of the 2001 Tehran Declaration Print E-mail
Written by UN Watch   
Tuesday, 04 November 2008
The United Nations World Conference against Racism, dubbed Durban II, is heading toward another debacle. The draft declaration for the April 2009 conference on racism, published by the United Nations at its recent preparatory session in Geneva, revives the hateful rhetoric of the 2001 Tehran Declaration by accusing Israel of committing "genocide", "crimes gainst humanity", and "a new kind of apartheid".
 
Iran Selected by UN for 'leading position' to Plan Anti-Racism Conference Print E-mail
Written by YNet News   
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
Despite its numerous calls for Israel's destruction, and repeated denials of the Holocaust, Iran has been selected by the United Nations for a leading position in a committee that will plan the 2009 UN World Conference against Racism. "Iran is now poised to wrap itself in a UN flag as a lead agent of the next global conference against racism, Durban II," she added, referring to the 2001 UN conference on racism held in Durban, South Africa, which saw unprecedented levels of anti-Zionist rhetoric and calls for Israel's destruction.
 
Iranian's UN-provided platform at Durban II Print E-mail
Written by Editor   
Monday, 07 July 2008
Durban II - The UN-provided Iranian platform. Manouchehr Mottaki, Foreign Minister of Iran and Iranian Representative to the UN - Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva. 

 
Iranian Primes Durban II to single out Israel while Discriminating against Jewish Civil Society Print E-mail
Written by UN Watch   
Sunday, 22 June 2008
According to UN Watch, Iran was demonstrably acting in bad faith and applying a double standard by making invasive, repetitive and onerous demands of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA), of the kind made of no other NGO. By their actions, Iran and its allies effectively rejected CIJA's application.