SREENIDHIMUN

SOCHUM STUDY GUIDE

The Future We Want
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Table of Contents:
1) Note from Chairperson - Sarala Sameera Morusupalli
1a) Important questions
2) Note from Chairperson - Saloni Gupta
3) Introduction
4) SOCHUM History
4a) SOCHUM Mandate
5) General overview
5a) Institutional Racism
5b) Economic Racism
5c) Racial discrimination
6) UN and UNHRD
6a) Other Treaties 1
7) Xenophobia
7a) Broad Categorization
7b) Gender and other related intolerances
8) General Causes
9) Conflicts Around the World
10) Possible Solutions





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Greetings Delegates!
Hello and welcome to the best committee of SREENIDHIMUN 2014, THE Social, Cultural and
Humanitarian Affairs Committee or SOCHUM. My name is Sarala Sameera Morusupalli,
and I will be serving as your chairperson along with Saloni Gupta. I have been a part of over 23
MUNs as Executive Board member, as well as a delegate, and have learnt quite a few things along
the way. One of those things being the importance of Model United Nations and their ability to
provide a unique platform for self expression, political and international opinions, heated debate,
and a change on global outlook.MUNs are a great opportunity to learn new things, meet different
people, find a confident self expression style, showcase diplomacy and most importantly, have
LOADS of fun. I believe that as a delegate, not only should you display the ability to speak well,
convey your ideology, come up with solutions, research comprehensively and express diplomacy
effectively, but should harbor the ability to work together as a team to result in a fruitful
committee.
The agenda that you will be discussing is one of utmost importance, and plays a huge role in the
global economic, developmental, and social scenario. Discrimination based on race, nationality,
ethnicity, or gender not only violates basic human rights, but has been responsible for the majority
of conflicts, hatred, and deaths around the world. This year, you will be conflicted with major
questions, and will have the fate of our world in your hands. The decisions this committee is
going to make, will affect millions of people around the world for generations to come, and it is
up to you whether or not they will be the right ones. I believe that safeguarding human rights is
one of the most important things we as authority figures can do. The vitality of this represents a
string of either negative or positive repercussions that will follow, impacting the world as large,
and can NOT be underestimated. Your Chairs have created this comprehensive background guide
to serve as only a resource for you to use as a basis to expand off into a vast realm of researching.
DO NOT use this as your only source of information. I hope to see a debate where not only will
you fight out your beliefs, but will come up with new solutions that can change the world for the
better. Along with this, I have enclosed a list of helpful research links and INCREDIBLY
important questions that must be kept in mind while researching and debating.
Whether you are a first time delegate, or an experienced one, I can assure you that this will be a
memorable experience for you full of surprises, where you can showcase your diplomacy,
debating skills, leadership, and have an incredibly fun time!:)
If you need any help, or have ANY questions what so ever, please do not hesitate to contact me.
With that, I wish you all the best with your preparation, and am incredibly excited to meet all of
you and see what you have in store for this year's SOCHUM. See you there!:)
Best Regards,
Your Chairperson,
Sarala Sameera Morusupalli
mailto:saralasameera@hotmail.com

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Important things to keep in mind while researching -
1) What solutions have been implemented in the past regarding the situation?
2) How drastically has the situation risen in the years, what are the effects of the
ongoing discrimination crises, and how will this in turn affect the global scenario in
terms of economy, development, and social and humanitarian outlook?
3) Why have the past solutions failed or the efficiency of these solutions not been at
par with the problem? If not, how can you contribute to implementing these
solutions on a much wider and effective scale?
4) What exactly are the definitions of Racism and Discrimination? Do these
definitions fairly represent the atrocities occurring at an international level?
5) What problems related to this are faced in your representing nation? What are the
causes of these? Have the resulted in wider repercussions? If so, what has your
government done to solve them?
6) What can your nation contribute towards eradicating the problem as such?
7) What are the human rights that need to be safeguarded, and for what purpose?
8) How do these problems affect areas of war and conflict, poverty, education,
adequate healthcare, and general economic lively hood?
9) How does religion and cultural beliefs take effect on the situation?
10) Does this problem affect your allies and neighboring countries? If so, how does
this in turn affect you?






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Dear Delegates,
Welcome to SreenidhiMUN 2014 and the Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee.
My name is Saloni Gupta and I will be chairing SOCHUM along with Sarala Sameera
Morusupalli.
I started my MUN journey in 2011, having attended various conferences and got the opportunity
to be on the Executive Board of a few, I have to say I have tremendously enjoyed the journey thus
far. I hope that delegates look at the issue from various perspectives and come up with innovative
solutions. The experience will only be as meaningful and fruitful as you make it out to be!
Besides attending MUN conferences, I enjoy reading and watching movies.
During this conference I expect everyone to contribute equally and have a thrilling debate on the
topic. The purpose of this study guide is to give you some direction on the topic. I expect you to
do some of your own research on the topic and come up with great points during the session. And
above all else, I want you to have fun
We shall make SOCHUM the best committee in the MUN and also a memorable experience for
all.
Please do not hesitate to contact me under salgup@gmail.com in case you have any questions on
the topics or MUN in general.
Looking forward to meeting all of you!
Saloni Gupta





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Introduction:
Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of
others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns and has converted itself
into a global phenomenon. , Everyone is born as equals; all human beings, Regardless of skin
color, Social status, or gender, and should enjoy and share the same right. Every member nation
of this year's SOCHUM is confronted with the monument us task of working on the elimination of
different types of discrimination, and safeguarding basic human rights, and start the path to a
peaceful world.

SOCHUM- History and Mandate
The Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs Committee (SOCHUM) is one of the six
specialized subcommittees of the United Nations General Assembly and generally referred to as
the Third Committee. It was established after the development of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights in 1948. The committees main task is to strive for better compliance to human
rights in every region of this world and thus promote international peace and security. The Social,
Humanitarian, and Cultural Affairs Committee, (SOCHUM), deals with some of the most
pressing social, humanitarian, and human rights issues facing the global community, including the
advancement of women, protecting children, refugee issues, fighting racial discrimination, the
right to self-determination and social development questions that relate to youth, family, persons
with disabilities, and crime prevention, among others and is incredible vital for coming up with
solutions for the same.

Due to SOCHUMs general mandate, the committee has the ability to discuss many topics
presented to the UN. Most issues have a social or cultural aspect, allowing this committee to be
involved in developing numerous solutions. SOCHUM consists of a vast mandate, but it is
important to note that SOCHUM can not enforce action, but only recommend it to the appropriate
authority.


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A General Overview:
Racism, a problem that has been happening since human society was formed, is still occurring
today. Many ethnics were victims of racial discrimination in history. Although it seems like
racism and related intolerance have disappeared in modern countries, unfortunately, many still
suffer from this ancient ideology of supremacy. There are many types of racism: racial
discrimination, which refers to the separation of people based on ethics for differential treatment;
institutional, racism based on religion, government, educational level etc.; economic, which is
based on economic background, or social status. The injustices suffered by victims of racial
discrimination and related intolerance are: limited employment opportunities, segregation, and
endemic poverty.
In history, racism was a driving force behind the transatlantic slave trade, and behind states based
on racial segregation such as the U.S. in the 19
th
and early 20
th
century and South Africa under
apartheid. It was not until 1999, when a proposal to include a racial equality provision in the
Covenant of the League of Nations was supported by a majority, but previously it was not adopted
in the Paris Peace Conference. In 1943, Japan and its allies declared work for the abolition of
racial discrimination to be their aim at the Greater East Asia Conference. As time goes by, many
other actions were taken by the anti-racism activists, trying to help the victims of racism to gain
back their rights, because everyone is born equally, no one should be discriminated due to their
race or skin colors. Movements such as the African-American Civil Rights Movement and the
Anti-Apartheid movement were examples of anti-racist movements. Nonviolent resistance
sometimes an element of anti-racial movements, although this was not always the case.
Economic racism is also related to the crisis of the cities, where most ghettos and barrios are
located. As basic industries move out, services are allowed to decline, streets fall apart, bridges
crumble. Here the drug crisis continues unabated, infant mortality rates zoom to levels above
those in the Third World, and diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis rage almost out of control.
Here the communities are in a virtual state of siege as racist police departments, under the pretext
of fighting drugs, terrorize and intimidate. Here Black and Brown youth are routinely rounded up
in sweeps, and have filled the nation's jails and prisons to the point of overflow, with 35 percent
of African American youth either in jail or under the control of the criminal justice system. For
Black and Brown people, racism means shorter, less healthy, less-valued lives.

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Racial Discrimination
Racism is ruling-class ideology and is the concept and practice of white supremacy. It is the
practice of discrimination and oppression based on skin color, physical characteristics, continent
of origin and culture. It has its origins as a justification for slavery and the conquest of the
Americas. From the beginning, slavery in the U.S. was tied to development and growth of
capitalism. Founded on the scale and ownership of human beings on the basis of their physical
characteristics and color, its purpose was the exploitation of unpaid labor for super profits. As
chattels, Africans were hunted like animals, transported to the New World and then sold on the
auction clock. In like manner Native American Indians were exterminated on a massive scale

UN AND UDHR
During the last fifty years since the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the international community has made some important progress in the fight against
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. National and international laws
have been enacted and numerous international human rights instruments, particularly a treaty to
ban racial discrimination, have been adopted. Progress has been made -witness the defeat of
apartheid in South Africa. Yet, the dream of a world free of racial hatred and bias remains only
half fulfilled.
As technology brings the peoples of the world closer together and political barriers tumble, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance continue to ravage our societies.
Horrors such as "ethnic cleansing" have emerged in recent years, while ideas of racial superiority
have spread to new media like the Internet. Even globalization carries risks that can lead to
exclusion and increased inequality, very often along racial and ethnic lines. As racial
discrimination and ethnic violence grow in complexity, they become more of a challenge for the
international community. As a result, new tools to deal with racism are called for. Since its
creation, the United Nations has struggled to find measures to combat racial discrimination ,ethnic
violence and related intolerance. This commitment to human dignity and equality is reflected in
all the last sessions of the General Assembly and in particular of the Social Humanitarian and
Cultural Committee, where the elimination of racism and racial discrimination have been one of
the major topics of the agenda.
With the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, the UN made
the first of many steps towards combating global racism, discrimination and intolerance. That
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same year, its efforts were further advanced by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide, which made genocide a crime under international law both in war and
peacetime (e.g. in the Nuremburg Trials, genocide was only cited as a crime against humanity for
those acts committed after 1939).
In the 1963 Declaration and subsequent Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination (1965), racial discrimination was more clearly defined and specifically
condemned. The definition of racial discrimination includes indirect discrimination, meaning
laws or societal constructs that may not explicitly discriminate against one group, but still result in
the creation or continuation of prejudicial circumstances. The convention also expands on rights
and freedoms not delineated in the UDHR, including the right to work and join unions, right to
inherit, right to housing and right to access to any space or service designated for general/public
use. Most notably, however, was the conventions creation of a monitoring and reporting
mechanismthe Committee for Elimination of Racial
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF
ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United
Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its
members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all
races. Controversially, the Convention also requires its parties to outlaw hate speech and
criminalize membership in racist organizations.
The Convention also includes an individual complaints mechanism, effectively making it
enforceable against its parties. This has led to the development of a limited jurisprudence on the
interpretation and implementation of the Convention.
The convention was adopted and opened for signature by the United Nations General
Assembly on 21 December 1965, and entered into force on 4 January 1969. As of April 2013, it
has 87 signatories and 177 parties.
The Convention is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (CERD).


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SUMMARY:
Part 1 (Articles 1 7) commits parties to the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and
to promoting understanding among all races (Article 2). Parties are obliged to not discriminate on
the basis of race, not to sponsor or defend racism, and to prohibit racial discrimination within their
jurisdictions. They must also review their laws and policies to ensure that they do not discriminate
on the basis of race, and commit to amending or repealing those that do. Specific areas in which
discrimination must be eliminated are listed in Article 5.
The Convention imposes a specific commitment on parties to eradicate racial segregation and
the crime of apartheid within their jurisdictions (Article 3). Parties are also required to criminalize
the incitement of racial hatred (Article 4), to ensure judicial remedies for acts of racial
discrimination (Article 6), and to engage in public education to promote understanding and
tolerance (Article 7).
Part 2 (Articles 8 16) governs reporting and monitoring of the Convention and the steps taken
by the parties to implement it. It establishes the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, and empowers it to make general recommendations to the UN General
Assembly. It also establishes a dispute-resolution mechanism between parties (Articles 11 13),
and allows parties to recognize the competence of the Committee to hear complaints from
individuals about violations of the rights protected by the Convention (Article 14).
Part 3 (Articles 17 25) governs ratification, entry into force, and amendment of the Convention.
XENOPHOBIA
Xenophobia is the unreasoned fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.
Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of an
ingroup towards an outgroup, including a fear of losing identity, suspicion of its activities,
aggression, and desire to eliminate its presence to secure a presumed purity. Xenophobia can also
be exhibited in the form of an "uncritical exaltation of another culture" in which a culture is
ascribed "an unreal, stereotyped and exotic quality".
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action urges all governments to take immediate measures
and to develop strong policies to prevent and combat all forms and manifestations of racism,
xenophobia or related intolerance, where necessary by enactment of appropriate legislation
including penal measure.
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Broadly categorizing, Xenophobia is of two types:
1. The first is a population group present within a society that is not considered part of that
society. Often they are recent immigrants, but xenophobia may be directed against a group which
has been present for centuries, or became part of this society through conquest and territorial
expansion. This form of xenophobia can elicit or facilitate hostile and violent reactions, such as
mass expulsion of immigrants, pogroms or in other cases, genocide.
2. The second form of xenophobia is primarily cultural, and the objects of the phobia are cultural
elements which are considered alien. All cultures are subject to external influences, but cultural
xenophobia is often narrowly directed, for instance, at foreign loan words in a national language.
It rarely leads to aggression against individual persons, but can result in political campaigns for
cultural or linguistic purification. In addition, entirely xenophobic societies tend not to be open to
interactions from anything "outside" themselves, resulting in isolationism that can further increase
xenophobia.
It can sometimes be difficult to differentiate between what can be classified as racism and
xenophobia. Generally, however, racism tends to be defined as discrimination based on physical
characteristics and xenophobia describes discrimination based on cultural differences and/or
othering of foreign persons. For example, black-white relations in the United States, apartheid
South Africa or Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe) or anti-Semitism, most notably in Nazism, can
be classified as racism, where one group feels it is superior to the other due to
evolutionary/physical advantage.
Alternatively, xenophobia can be seen in the discrimination that has been reported in European
countries, like France, Spain, United Kingdom, and Germany, where peoples belonging to groups
that are not under the traditional definition of European descent (regardless of country of origin)
find themselves marginalized from society politically, economically and socially. Xenophobia has
been on the rise, almost hyperbolically due to the accelerated trend of integration and
globalization seen over the last two decades.
Achieving an ideal of a world free of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance has been a long and difficult road for the UN and international community.
Intolerance in some form, despite several meetings, including First World Conference to Combat
Racism and Racial Discrimination (Geneva, 1978), Second World Conference to Combat Racism
and Racial Discrimination (Geneva, 1983), World Conference against Racism, Racial
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Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Durban, 2001) and UN World Conference
Against Racism aka Durban II or Durban Review (Geneva, 2009), intolerance permeates our
global community, and can be found in both developing and developed states.
Significantly, none of these forms of intolerance (racism, racial discrimination, or xenophobia) are
part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In 2011, the First World Summit of People
of African Descent decided to urge the UNGA to adopt a 9th development goal that includes such
language. Part of SOCHUMs work could be to make elimination of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance part of the post-2015 development agenda.
GENDER RACISM
Other than the racism based on ethnic, there are also racism based on genders. Gender racism,
also as known as sexism, is also a big concern for many countries. The disadvantages faced by
women in societies around the world are also familiar: lower pay for work of equal value; high
illiteracy rates; and poor access to health care. The literacy rate for women worldwide is 71.4%,
compared with 83.7% for men.
Of the 960 million illiterate adults, are women. The gender gap in earning persists, with women
employed in industry and services typically earning 78% of what men earn in the same sector.
Additionally, of 1.3 billion people living in poverty, 70% are women. These statistics are all
showing how sexism is still affecting every country, and women do not share the same rights as
man. The experience and impact of racism during armed conflict is clearly a gendered experience:
the majority of those who are killed or disappeared are men and male youths. This accounts for
the refugee populations, who in the majority are women and their dependent children, who
generally have been exposed to extreme physical violence. Research has shown that the legal
protections for women around the world, including refugee women who have experienced
violence, are largely gender blind and do not address the reality of womens lives. It has also been
argued that the very nature of international law has made dealing with the structural disadvantages
of sex and gender difficult.
Refugee women continue to be discriminated against in situations of armed conflict, in refugee
determinations, and in resettlement because of their gender.


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CAUSES OF XENOPHOBIA
Governments being unable to control the rising in crime levels in communities. This is a
primary cause of xenophobia, because people become afraid of what is unfamiliar to them
in their community and may consider it as a threat. It is a huge dilemma that can only be
addressed by strengthening laws and making the community safer for everyone.
The economic situation, because some citizens who are unable to secure jobs blame
immigrants, so they get frustrated, depressed and potentially become xenophobic, and
resort to violence.
Corruption in many countries can be a main cause of xenophobia since natives become
angry at the ability of illegal immigrants to have access to services, making communities
resort to violence.
Ignorance as it can cause people to see others as unequal. Ignorance of and lack of
understanding of other cultures, religions will make a person view differences as
frightening; therefore, developing multi-cultural social tolerance is essential in every
community.
Media has huge role in either fostering or eradicating xenophobia.
Absence of quality education and peace education could play a major role in increasing
intolerance and xenophobia.
Lack of political, economic, and social policies on country level which stress diversity,
and ensure upholding human rights of all citizens can lead to increase in intolerance and
hate crimes.
CAUSES OF RACISM IN GENERAL
People are not born being racist just as they are not born knowing right from
wrong. Racism is said to be something that is learned, according to Murray from the
American Psychological Association. Children are born, at least that is what is told by
social scientists, with purity, with no predetermined hate of others. Therefore, one can
conclude that children learn hatred, racism, and stereotyping.
Another contributing factor to racism is social and economic status. People are often
judged by where they live, how much money they make, what type of car they drive and
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so on. According to CNN, in 2004 the percentage of Americans living under the poverty
level was 12.5%. In this same year the percentage of African Americans living under the
poverty level was 24.4%, almost twice the national level. This tends to cause a feeling of
superiority amongst some people over the African Americans. This also may cause people
to generalize all African Americans as poor since the number is so high. In a study done
at the University of Michigan it was found that all minorities are viewed negatively by
whites in terms of potential for violence. In the essay Black Men and Public Space, the
author finds that people feel threatened by him because he is black. They see him as a
potential danger to their safety and often choose to keep their distance from him even
though in reality he poses no threat and is in fact a young grad student. In the same study
done at Michigan it was also found that 45% of whites think blacks are lazy; 29% think
blacks are unintelligent; less than one in five think Blacks are hard working; and 56% of
whites feel that blacks would rather live on welfare than work. The location and
environment of this study could also contribute to the results, however they are
unknown. According to the national consensus in 2004 the unemployment rate of African
Americans was 10.9 % whereas the unemployment rate and whites was 4.9%, and the
unemployment rate of Hispanic Americans was 8.2%. This also contributes to the idea
that whites think blacks are lazy therefore causing a feeling of racial superiority.
Not all people who are racist are taught from their parents or an older
generation. Sometimes it is the lack of diversity in the area in which one lives. Generally
when people are unaccustomed to something they judge it. For example in Wallowa
county racism is common due to lack of minorities in the area. One resident of the area
acknowledges this also by adding that many of the children who live in the area dont have
much interaction with children of other races because there simply arent any in their
schools. This also creates an atmosphere of racism.
While not all people are violent racists there are some that are, and those that are commit
horrendous hate crimes either injuring or killing people. For example in 1963 members of
the white supremacies group, Klu Klux Klan bombed an all black church
in Birmingham, Alabama killing four young girls. Another example of a less severe and
more recent hate crime happened in Orangevale, California in July of 2002. A mail carrier
of Indian descent who wore a turban and had a full beard was shot in the neck by a pellet
gun. The shooter was a man who had a confederate flag hanging on his garage and ended
up pleading guilty to the charges brought on him. These are only two examples out of the
thousands of hate crimes that are committed annually in the U.S. In 2003 the Federal
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Bureau of Investigations reported that out of the 9,100 reported hate crimes 52% were
targeted as victims because of their race.

MAJOR RACISM CONFLICTS
20
TH
CENTURY: During World War II and the period of the Nazi regime in Europe, all of
the Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, mixed race people and Slavic people - mainly ethnic Poles, Serbs,
and Russians, along with other ethnic groups whose racial origin were non-European, according
to the Nazi ideology were classified as "subhumansand were viewed as the opposite to the
superior Aryan "master race". The Nazi philosophy was that the Germans were part of a "master
race", and therefore had the right to expand their territory and enslave or kill members of other
races deemed inferior. Approximately 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis during
the Holocaust. In the longer term, the Nazis planned to exterminate some 3045 million Slavs
(mostly Poles and Serbs), however some of them were seen as good material for slaves.
Eventually over 2.5 million ethnic Poles, 0.7 million Gypsies, and 0.5 million ethnic Serbs died
during the World War II, and were among the main non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

Racial politics remains a major phenomenon. Racism continues to be reflected in socioeconomic
inequality and has taken on more modern, indirect forms of expression, most prevalently symbolic
racism. Racial stratification continues to occur in employment, housing, education, lending, and
government.
OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD: Racism world-wide is manifested in every
continent. In Europe extreme racist groups have gained more and more acceptability in countries
like France, Germany, and Australia, the Aborigines have lost much of their land and have been
the victim of extreme prejudice. Not only has the Apartheid (legalized separation) being practiced
in Australia, it has been a well-publicized condition in South Africa. Many African countries have
endured long-term civil wars, some beginning shortly after that nations freedom from former
colonial countries. In Asia, Cambodians harbor extreme prejudice against the Vietnamese, and
Chinese students have been forbidden access to higher education in Malaysia. In the Middle East,
antagonism between the Israelis and the Palestinians continues to exist.
New studies point to what is termed "hyper segregation" of African Americans in the nation's
largest industrial cities - LA, Houston, Newark, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Cleveland,
Philadelphia, cities in which the structural crisis and long-term and generational unemployment
have been sharpest. By hyper segregation is meant the geographic, political, economic and
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cultural isolation of these communities. This hyper segregation reveals that racism directed at
African Americans has a unique quality and has reached a new and unprecedented stage.

ON GOING PROBLEMS
The fact that the Stephen Lawrence case, which, in UK is one of the perhaps most infamous
on-going cases of racism in the police force and has received much attention
Immigrants face numerous criticisms and challenges; It is difficult enough often, to get into
another nation as mentioned above. If one succeeds, then additional are faced:
Living in a new country can be daunting, especially when the cultural differences are great.
As a result it can be expected that an immigrant would try to maintain some semblance of
their own culture in their new country of stay.
Or, due to fears of racism or due to the culture shock it would be expected that immigrant
communities would form as a way to deal with this and as a means to help each other
through.
By doing this, sometimes they face criticism of not integrating and of sticking with their
own kind;
Yet, on the other hand, if they do integrate in some way, they face critique from certain
types of environmentalists and others of contributing to environmental degradation by
increasing their consumption to the high levels typical of the host nation.
(And if environmental degradation is the concern, then it would make sense that one of
the main issues at hand to address would be the consumption itself and its roots,
regardless of who is doing it in this context
That is, if the host nation had different modes of consumptions, immigrants would
likely follow those too.




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Possible Solutions -

Addressing racial discrimination and related intolerance can seem like a daunting task, beyond
SOCHUM's sphere of influence. But SOCHUM and its partners can make a difference if the
psychological elements behind these protection issues are understood and if it is recognized
that the responsibility for combating them rests with all of society. A strategic approach to
tackle these issues will normally include the following elements: (i) monitoring signs of racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and tracking and reporting hate crimes; (ii)
analysing the underlying reasons; (iii) assessing the manifestations of these phenomena and
their impact on protection; (iv) understanding legal obligations to protect all individuals
from racial discrimination and multiple forms of discrimination; (v) engaging a network of
diverse organizations and actors that implement complementary activities Targeting different
groups in society; (vi) including affected communities in the Strategic approach; and (vii)
providing individual support to victims.


















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References:
http://www.un.org/en/ga/third/
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CERD/Pages/CERDIndex.aspx