Argentina today became the twenty-fourth party to ratify or accede to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination, which was opened for signature at New York on 7 March 1966. Under the Convention, adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 1965 (Resolution 2106 (XX)), States which become parties ""condemn racial discrimination and undertake to pursue, by all means appropriate and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races." The Convention provides for establishment of machinery to oversee the implementation of its provisions.

Ambassador Jose Maria Ruda (centre), Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, depositing the instrument of ratification with Mr. F. Blaine Sloan, Director of the General Legal Division. At right is Mr. Marc Schreiber, Director of the Division of Human Rights.

Argentina yesterday became the 59th country to sign the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination, opened for signature at UN Headquarters.The Convention provides for the establishment of machinery to oversee the implementation of the provisions of General Assembly Resolution 2106 (XX) of 21 December 1965; which calls upon States to "condemn racial discrimination and undertake to pursue, by all means appropriate and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races."
Seen here is Ambassador Jose Ruda of Argentina, signing the Convention on Racial Discrimination, as Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary of Legal Affiars Office, looks on.

Australia has become the thirty-sixth signatory to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Paul Hasluck, Australian Minister for External Affairs, is seen signing the Convention in the office of the UN Legal Counsel, C.A. Stavropoulos (standing right); Patrick Shaw, Australia's Permanent Representative to the UN, looks on at left.

Austria today ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination. The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 1965 and 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 the implementation of its provisions.

Ambassador Peter Jankowitsch (left), Permanent Representative of Austria to UN, depositing the instrument of ratification with Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, UN Legal Counsel.

Austria today signed the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination, which entered into force on 4 January 1969. 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 means appropriate and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races." The Convention provides for establishment of machinery to oversee the implementation of its provisions.

Seen here signing the Convention today in the United Nations Office of Legal Affiars, is Heinrich Haymerle, Permanent Representative of Austria to UN. Looking on is Constantin Stavropoulos, UN Legal Counsel.