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<br />EUROPEAN COALlTtON OF CiTIES AGAINST RACISM <br /> <br />DECLARATION <br /> <br />The Cities participating in the 4'" European Conference of Cilies for Human Rights <br />held on 9 and 10 December in Nuremberg, <br /> <br />concerned with the rise of all fOlTl\s of racism and xenophobia, which cause <br />discrirrlination and violence in our cities; , <br /> <br />convInced that racist and discriminatory ideologies, attitudes and aelS that target <br />certaln categories of citizens or city residents cons\ilUte a serious threat to equaiity, <br />mutua! tolerance, peace. security and social cohesion in the city; <br /> <br />AW9fs all"" responsibility incumbent upon them \0 provide \0 all city residents, <br />wi~'1cut discrimination on the grounds of '.ace', colour, descent or national, ethnic or <br />r,,'igIoUS ir.entily, the conditions in whicn they can flourish, while acknowledging and <br />fel3;JeGting ':he freedom, equality, dignity and rights of all; <br /> <br />convinced that the struggle against racism, xenophobia and discnmlnation in the city <br />is 9mOOg the duties of city authorities with a view to guaranteeing mutual respect and <br />p:or-oting equality among city dwellers and of citiza.nship that respects the diversity <br />Tr::::m wh:ch springs the wealth of modem societies: <br /> <br />Canfdent that only with the active participation of all city dwellers in policy definition, <br />imp!emeotation and evaluation can aelion against racism and xenophobia attain the <br />sc~pe a:".d effectiveness it demands; <br /> <br />Resolved 10 draw the lessons from past experience in action a3ainst racism and \0 <br />exchange their expertise and good practices with a ',iew to improving their policies; <br /> <br />R'Cog,1itit;g that in the increasingly diverse and mu!t\ethnic cities, promoting equality <br />and counteracting discrimination is a cornerstone in the development of sustainable <br />and :::ohesive democratic multicultural citles: <br /> <br />Rt~calfing the commitment made by the Mayors of different regions of the world. on <br />'{h~ O(;C2SiOn of the launching of the United Cities and Local GO'/ernments in Paris in <br />M,y 2(}04, in favour of respect and promotion of cultural diveffiity in the city, as well <br />a,> in regard to the creation of a iegai framework favourabie 10 the enlargement of the <br />a:JoEcatiol'"\ of fundamental rights to all city dwellers. <br /> <br />Emphasizing that the growing ethnic diVersity of cities is a source of edturai <br />cI;1~rnism, 8GOnOrnic prosperity and social cohesior:; <br /> <br />.........;'" <br />