The Permanent Representatives to the UN of nine Member Sates (Brazil, Byelorussia, Central African Republic, Greece, Israel, Philippines, Poland, Ukraine and Soviet Union) this afternoon signed on behalf of their Governments, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination. The Convention was prepared by the Commissionon of Human Rights in response to a General Assembly request, first made in resolution 1780 (XVII) of 7 December 1962 and reiterated, with an appeal for an urgent action, in resolution 1906 (XVIII) of 20 November 1963. The nine Member States who signed the instrument today became the first to respond to resolution 2016 (XX) of 21 December 1965 in which the General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of its Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) adopted the Convention and opened it for signature and ratification. Following the signature, the Permanent Representatives of Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine and the Soviet Union made reservations each in a short separate statement with respect to Article 17 of the Convention dealing witheligibility to become a State Party.
Ambassador Salvador P. Lopez (Philippines) signing the Convention. Looking on are Secretary-General U Thant (left) and Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary and Legal Counsel.

The Permanent Representatives to the UN of nine Member Sates (Brazil, Byelorussia, Central African Republic, Greece, Israel, Philippines, Poland, Ukraine and Soviet Union) this afternoon signed on behalf of their Governments, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination. The Convention was prepared by the Commissionon of Human Rights in response to a General Assembly request, first made in resolution 1780 (XVII) of 7 December 1962 and reiterated, with an appeal for an urgent action, in resolution 1906 (XVIII) of 20 November 1963. The nine Member States who signed the instrument today became the first to respond to resolution 2016 (XX) of 21 December 1965 in which the General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of its Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) adopted the Convention and opened it for signature and ratification. Following the signature, the Permanent Representatives of Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine and the Soviet Union made reservations each in a short separate statement with respect to Article 17 of the Convention dealing witheligibility to become a State Party.
Mr. Sergei Timofeevich Shevchenko (Ukrainian S.S.R.) signing the Convention. At left is Secretary-General U Thant (left). Standing, left to right, are: Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary and Legal Counsel; Mr. Petr E. Nedbailo and Mr. Yuri N. Kochubei of the Ukrainian S.S.R.

The Permanent Representatives to the UN of nine Member Sates (Brazil, Byelorussia, Central African Republic, Greece, Israel, Philippines, Poland, Ukraine and Soviet Union) this afternoon signed on behalf of their Governments, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination. The Convention was prepared by the Commissionon of Human Rights in response to a General Assembly request, first made in resolution 1780 (XVII) of 7 December 1962 and reiterated, with an appeal for an urgent action, in resolution 1906 (XVIII) of 20 November 1963. The nine Member States who signed the instrument today became the first to respond to resolution 2016 (XX) of 21 December 1965 in which the General Assembly, acting on the recommendation of its Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) adopted the Convention and opened it for signature and ratification. Following the signature, the Permanent Representatives of Byelorussia, Poland, Ukraine and the Soviet Union made reservations each in a short separate statement with respect to Article 17 of the Convention dealing witheligibility to become a State Party.
Ambassador Nikolai T. Fedorenko (Soviet Union) signing the Convention. Looking on are Secretary-General U Thant (left) and Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary and Legal Counsel.

Norway has become the forty-third signatory of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Edvard Hambro, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, is seen signing the Convention at Headquarters today as C. A. Stavropoulos, UN Legal Counsel, looks on.

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali (second from right) addresses the Obsevance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.