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PREVENTIONOFRACIALDISCRIMINATION,INCLUDINGEARLYWARNINGAND L  URGENTPROCEDURES 8  A.DecisionsadoptedbytheCommitteeatitssixtysecondsession `  ... 8  Decision2(62)   Guyana  1.  TheCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscriminationnotesthatGuyanahassubmitted p asecondperiodicreporttotheHumanRightsCommitteeandaninitialreporttotheCommitteeon \ theEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,butitregretsthatGuyana,whichratifiedthe H InternationalConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofRacialDiscriminationin1977,hasnot 4 todatesubmittedanyreporttotheCommittee.  p 2.  TheCommitteerecallsthatthepurposeofthesystemwherebyStatespartiessubmitreports H istoestablishandmaintainadialoguewiththeCommitteeontheactiontaken,theprogressmade 4 andthedifficultiesencounteredincomplyingwithobligationsarisingoutoftheConvention.Italso   observesthattheStatepartysfailuretohonouritsreportingobligationsunderarticle9ofthe   Conventionisaseriousimpedimenttotheefficientoperationofthemonitoringsystemestablished  undertheConvention.  3.  TheCommitteedrawstheattentionoftheStatepartytotheDeclarationandProgrammeof l! ActionoftheWorldConferenceagainstRacism,RacialDiscrimination,XenophobiaandRelated X"  Intolerance,accordingtowhichtheInternationalConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsof D#! RacialDiscriminationistheprincipalinternationalinstrumentfortheeliminationofracism,racial 0$" discrimination,xenophobiaandrelatedintoleranceandStatesareurgedtocooperatewiththe %l # CommitteeinordertopromotetheeffectiveimplementationoftheConvention. &X!$ 4.  TheCommitteerecognizesthedifficulteconomicandsocialconditionsfacingGuyanaand '0#& remainsdeeplyconcernedabouttheextensivepoliticalandethnicconflictswhichhaveaggravated ($' thesituationinthecountryandledtoseriousclashes. )%( 5.  ManyintergovernmentalandnongovernmentalorganizationsandUnitedNationsagencies +&* agreethattheviciouscircleofpoliticalandethnictensionshasbroughtGuyanatoastateofpolitical |,'+ instabilitywhichhasadverselyaffectedhumanrights,weakenedcivilsociety,increasedracial h-(, violenceandpovertyandexclusionamongindigenouspopulationgroups,andhamperedboththe  administrationofjusticeandtheapplicationofhumanrightsstandards.  6.  WhiletheCommitteehasaccededtotheStatepartysrequesttosubmititsinitialreportin t March2004,itwishestoemphasizethat,inthelightoftheurgentcharacterofthesituationoutlined ` above,itmaydecidetorequestanddiscussinformationonthestateofracialdiscriminationin L  Guyanaunderitsearlywarningandurgentactionprocedureevenearlier. 8    1582ndmeeting  ` 21March2003  L     8  USUK.,  _CERD_Ԁ_CERD_/C/64/Dec.1(2004)   Decision(1)64onGuyana t 1.TheCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscriminationrecallsitsDecision2(62)adopted L  on21March2003,andregretsthattheStatepartyhasbeenunabletofulfillitscommitmentto 8  submititsinitialtofourteenthperiodicreportscombinedinonedocument,intimeforconsideration $ t atthe64thsessionoftheCommittee.However,ittakesnoteofthesubmissionbyGuyanaofits  ` reporttotheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomenandofitsreporttothe  L  CommitteeontheRightsoftheChild.  8  2.TheCommitteenotesthat,followingrepeatedrequestsfromtheStatepartyfortechnical   assistancefromtheOfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights,adecisionwasrecently   takentoappointaconsultanttoassisttheStatepartyinthepreparationofthereport.Inthis   connection,theCommitteealsotakesnoteoftheStateparty'sassurancesthatitremainscommitted   tothepreparationandsubmissiontotheCommitteeofitsinitialtofourteenthperiodicreports, p combinedinonedocument. \ 3.TheCommittee_recognises_ԀthedifficulteconomicandsocialconditionsfacingGuyanaand 4 remainsdeeplyconcernedabouttheextensivepoliticalandethnicconflictswhichhaveaggravated  p thesituationinthecountryandledtoseriousdivisionsinsociety,andthatthishasaffectedthe  \ abilityoftheStatepartytoconformtotherequirementsoftheConvention. H 4.TheCommitteeagreeswithintergovernmentalandnon-governmental_organisations_ԀandUnited   Nationsagenciesthataviciouscircleofpoliticalandethnictensionshasadverselyaffectedhuman   rights,weakenedcivilsociety,increasedracialviolenceandpovertyandexclusionamongindigenous  populationgroups,andhamperedtheadministrationofjusticeandtheapplicationofhumanrights  standardsinGuyana.  5.TheCommitteereiteratesthatthepurposeofthesystemwherebyStatespartiessubmitreportsis X  toestablishandmaintainadialoguewiththeCommitteeonactionstaken,progressmadeand D! difficultiesencounteredincomplyingwithobligationsarisingundertheConvention.Itfurther 0"  reiteratesthatanyStateparty'sfailureto_honour_Ԁitsreportingobligationsunderarticle9ofthe #l! Conventionisaseriousimpedimenttotheoperationofthemonitoringsystemestablishedunderthe $X" Convention. $D # 6.TheCommitteeisparticularlyencouragedbytheindicationmadetotheCommitteebytheUnited &"% NationsSpecialRapporteuronContemporaryFormsofRacism,RacialDiscrimination,Xenophobia '#& andRelatedIntolerance,thattheprocessofpoliticaldialoguecurrentlyunderwaywillmakea (#' fundamentalcontributiontothelong-termresolutiontotheproblemofethnic_polarisation_Ԁinthe )$( country(seealsoE/CN.4/2004/18/Add.1). |*%) 7.TheCommitteerecommendsthattheinitialtofourteenthreportsofGuyana,combinedinone T,'+ document,besubmittedbefore30September2004,sothattheycanbeprocessedandscheduledfor @-(, examinationin2005.Intheeventofthenon-receiptofthereportbytheabovedate,theCommittee  willre-scheduletheexaminationofthesituationinGuyanaunderthereviewprocedureatits  sixty-sixthsession,tobeheldinMarch2005.    1636thmeeting ` 9March2004 L   UK.,US.,