OEMA COMMUNIQUÉ conference. Although Geneva was selected as the conference site, many NGO sponsors and a few nations wished to avoid the ‘anti-Semitism’ controversy of the 2001 conference and chose not to send delegations to Durban II. The U.S. government and APA were two of these. APA did however send a report of (a) its efforts in support of DDPA; (b) a listing of specific items in DDPA that could be advanced by psychological research, and ( c) psychology’s recommendations of best practices related to racism and other forms of discrimination. The Durban II process also included the holding of preparatory regional meetings. The Asia meeting was in Bangkok in February 2008; the Latin America meeting was in Brasilia in June 2008; and the Africa meeting was in Abuja, Nigeria in August 2008. A series of ‘preparatory committee’ meetings were also conducted at the UN in Geneva, during which drafts of the Durban II document were prepared. Also a speech during Durban II by the Iranian President sparked the walk-out of several nations. The Durban II Outcome Document This draft document consists of 143 numbered paragraphs divided into 5 sections, 4 of which parallel the above noted conference objectives. The fifth section is titled “ Identification of further concrete measures and initiatives…for combating and elimination all manifestations of racism…in order to foster the implementation of the DDPA and to address challenges and impediments hereto…”. The Durban II Outcome Document is available at: http://www.un.org/durbanreview2009/pdf/Durban_Review_outcome_document_En.pdf.
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