CERD recommendations 2024, paragraph 26

The Committee recommends that the State party take adequate measures to combat the structural discrimination and inequalities faced by ethnic minorities, address the root causes of racial discrimination and inequalities, including colonialism and slavery, and eliminate all obstacles preventing these groups from fully enjoying their rights. Recalling its previous concluding observations, it recommends that the State party adopt a detailed action plan to eliminate structural discrimination and inequalities that has concrete targets, monitoring and accountability mechanisms and sufficient resources and includes special or affirmative measures, including in all devolved jurisdictions, overseas territories and Crown dependencies, in accordance with articles 1 (4), 2 (2) and 5 of the Convention. It recalls that, in accordance with its general recommendation No. 32 (2009) on the meaning and scope of special measures in the Convention, States parties are responsible for ensuring that such special measures are designed and implemented following consultation with the communities concerned and with their active participation.