OSCE Permanent Council No. 1559 Vienna, 26 March 2026 EU Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Racial equality is not an aspiration reserved for some, but a right guaranteed for all. This simple principle was agreed by countries across the world when they adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). Yet six decades on, the promise remains unfulfilled. In recent years, the EU has stepped up its