Bulgaria has become the first party to Convention on Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, Milko Tarabanov, today deposited the instrument of ratification of the Convention with the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs.
Mr. Tarabanov is seen giving the instrument of ratification to C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary, Office of the Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs.

Bulgaria signed the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination. The Convention, adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 1965, binds States which become Parties to "condemn racial discrimination and undertake to pursue, by all appropriate means and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races." The Parties also commit themselves to taking "special and concrete measures to ensure the adequate development and protection of certain racial groups or individuals belonging to them". The Convention provides for the establishment of machinery to oversee the implementation of its provisions.
Ambassador Milko Tarabanov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN, signing the Convention. Looking on is Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary, the Legal Counsel.

Burundi today became the fiftieth signatory of the International Convention of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Under the Convention, adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 1965 , States which become Parties "condemn racial discrimination and undertake to pursue, by all appropriate means and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races." The Parties also commit themselves to taking "special and concrete measures to ensure the adequate development and protection of certain racial groups or individuals belonging to them". The Convention provides for the establishment of machinery to oversee the implementation of its provisions.

Ambassador Terence Nsanze, Permanent Representative of Burundi to the UN, signing the Convention. Looking on is Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary, the Legal Counsel.

Cambodia signed today the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination.
Ambassador Hout Sambath, Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations, signing the Convention. Looking on is Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary for the UN Office of Legal Affairs.

Cameroon today ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination, which came into force on 4 January 1969. Under the Convention, States parties condemn "racial discrimination and undertake to pursue, by all appropriate means and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races." A Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has been established under the Convention to oversee implementation of its provisions.
Ambassador Michel Njine, Permanent Representative of Cameroon to the UN, depositing the instruments of ratification with Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, UN Legal Counsel.