Communities and neighbourhoods

European Initiatives

International Obligations

The Government plays an active and constructive part in efforts to combat racism and racial discrimination at the European and international level, in particular through the European Union, Council of Europe and the United Nations.

European Union

The Government strongly supports efforts to combat racism and racial discrimination in the European Union and supports the EU's main anti-racism body, the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC).

Council of Europe

The Government supports the Council's main anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). ECRI published its 3rd report (available from the 'External link' on the right of the page) on the UK in June 2005.

The Government has signed and ratified the Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities and submitted its second report under the Framework Convention in February 2007. Further details of the Framework Convention are available on the Advisory Committee's website.

the second report to the Advisory Committee on the Protection of National Minorities is available from 'External links' on the right of the page.

United Nations

The government submitted its 16th report under the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination in 2002. Full details of the work of the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination can be found on their website.

Government's 16th report to CERD 'Part 1: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' is available from the 'See also' link on the right of the page.