وتود اللجنة أن توجه نظر الدول الأطراف إلى بعض ملامح تعريف التمييز العنصري الوارد في الفقرة 1 من المادة 1 من الاتفاقية الدولية للقضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز العنصري.
In accordance with article 2 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other relevant international documents, Governments should be sensitive towards the rights of persons belonging to ethnic groups, particularly their right to lead lives of dignity, to preserve their culture, to share equitably in the fruits of national growth and to play their part in the Government of the country of which they are citizens.