31. 高级专员在 2000 年 8 月提出了 远景宣言 题为 容忍和多样性 21 世纪的远景 这项工作在 2000 年 9 月 5 日联合国千年大会期间由南非总统塔博 姆贝基在纽约发起 南非前总统纳尔逊 曼德拉是 远景宣言 的赞助人 截止 2001年 2 月 24 日 宣言已由 42 名国家立法机关主席和 76 名国家/政府首脑签名 它极大地提高了公众对反对种族主义和对世界会议的认识 在非洲统一组织首脑会议 2000 年 8 月 联合国千年首脑会议 2000 年 9 月 欧洲筹备会议 2000年 10 月 美洲区域会议 2000 年 12 月 非洲区域会议 2001 年 1 月 亚洲区域会议 2001 年 2 月 和其他适当场合 高级专员接受采访 发表公开声明并主持最高级别的会议 向世界领导人和国际社会通报关于世界会议筹备和有关进程的最新消息 世界会议的网站 www.unhchr.ch 也定期提供并更新筹备信息
31. The High Commissioner initiated in August 2000 the Visionary Declaration, entitled “Tolerance and Diversity: A Vision for the 21st Century”. This effort was launched in New York on 5 September 2000 during the United Nations Millennium Assembly by president Thabo Mbeki of South Africa. Former South African President Nelson Mandela is the patron of the Visionary Declaration. The Declaration, which as at 24 February 2001 had been signed by 76 Heads of States/Governments as well as 42 presiding officers of national legislatures, has significantly increased public awareness about combating racism and about the World Conference. During the Summit Conference of the Organization of African Unity in August 2000, the United Nations Millennium Summit (September 2000), the European Preparatory Conference (October 2000), the Regional Conference of the Americas (December 2000) and the African Regional Conference (January 2001), the Asian Regional Conference (February 2001) and on other appropriate occasions, the High Commissioner gave interviews, issued public statements and conducted meetings at the highest levels to update world leaders and the international community at large on the preparations and processes leading up to the World Conference. Information on preparations is also regularly provided and updated on the World Conference web site (www.unhchr.ch).