Minister for Integration submits Ireland's Combined Third and Fourth Periodic Report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
22/12/2009
The Minister for Integration, Mr. John Curran, T.D., today submitted Ireland's combined Third and Fourth Periodic Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
The Report was drafted by the Office of the Minister for Integration, in close co-operation with various Government Departments and other agencies and as recommended, by the CERD Committee, following consultation with civil society.
It outlines the considerable progress that has been made in the area of anti-racism and integration measures in the last number of years. It also details initiatives progressed under the Government's National Action Plan Against Racism such as the development of Intercultural Strategies in the Health Service Executive, in several Local Authorities and in national Sporting Bodies. Information is also provided on the establishment of bodies such as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, the Office of the Minister for Integration, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit and the National Employment Rights Agency. The Report also documents progress on intercultural issues in the Garda Síochána, in the Education Sector and in the Sports and Culture sectors.
The Minister stated;
"the Government is firmly committed to promoting an inclusive society and the elimination of all forms of discrimination. I am confident that the submission of this report will facilitate another, open , frank and constructive dialogue between the Irish Government and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the progress made and the challenges ahead in the fight against racism".
The Report will shortly be made available on the websites of the Office of the Minister for Integration and the Department of Foreign Affairs and is to be published and made available by the United Nations on the website of the CERD Committee.
The Report was drafted by the Office of the Minister for Integration, in close co-operation with various Government Departments and other agencies and as recommended, by the CERD Committee, following consultation with civil society.
It outlines the considerable progress that has been made in the area of anti-racism and integration measures in the last number of years. It also details initiatives progressed under the Government's National Action Plan Against Racism such as the development of Intercultural Strategies in the Health Service Executive, in several Local Authorities and in national Sporting Bodies. Information is also provided on the establishment of bodies such as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, the Office of the Minister for Integration, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit and the National Employment Rights Agency. The Report also documents progress on intercultural issues in the Garda Síochána, in the Education Sector and in the Sports and Culture sectors.
The Minister stated;
"the Government is firmly committed to promoting an inclusive society and the elimination of all forms of discrimination. I am confident that the submission of this report will facilitate another, open , frank and constructive dialogue between the Irish Government and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the progress made and the challenges ahead in the fight against racism".
The Report will shortly be made available on the websites of the Office of the Minister for Integration and the Department of Foreign Affairs and is to be published and made available by the United Nations on the website of the CERD Committee.
