Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2011  [on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/460)]  66/144. Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and  the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to  the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action        The General Assembly,    Recalling its resolution 52/111 of 12 December 1997, in which it decided to  convene the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia  and Related Intolerance, and its resolutions 56/266 of 27 March 2002, 57/195 of  18 December 2002, 58/160 of 22 December 2003, 59/177 of 20 December 2004 and  60/144 of 16 December 2005, which guided the comprehensive follow-up to and  effective implementation of the World Conference, and in this regard underlining  the importance of their full and effective implementation,     Recalling also its resolutions 64/148 of 18 December 2009 and 65/240 of  24 December 2010, in which it, inter alia, called for the commemoration of the tenth  anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the  World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related  Intolerance,1 which represented an important opportunity for the international community  to reaffirm its commitment to the eradication of racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance, including by mobilizing political will at the  national, regional and international levels, with a view to achieving concrete results,    Taking note of Human Rights Council decision 3/103 of 8 December 2006,2 by  which, heeding the decision and instruction of the World Conference, the Council  established the Ad Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the Elaboration  of Complementary Standards,    Bearing in mind the responsibility and commitments of the Human Rights  Council emanating from the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference,3  _______________  1 See A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1, chap. I.  2 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/62/53),  chap. II, sect. B.  3 See A/CONF.211/8, chap, I.   A/RES/66/144  2    Reiterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights  and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and  well-being of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is  scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must  be rejected, together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of  separate human races,     Convinced that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance manifest themselves in a differentiated manner for women and girls and  may be among the factors leading to a deterioration in their living conditions,  poverty, violence, multiple forms of discrimination and the limitation or denial of  their human rights, and recognizing the need to integrate a gender perspective into  relevant policies, strategies and programmes of action against racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to address multiple  forms of discrimination,    Underlining the primacy of political will, international cooperation and  adequate funding at the national, regional and international levels needed to address  all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and  related intolerance,    Emphasizing, while acknowledging the primary responsibility of States parties  to implement their obligations under the International Convention on the  Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,4 that international cooperation  and technical assistance play an important role in assisting countries in the  implementation of their obligations under the Convention,    Alarmed at the increase in racist violence and xenophobic ideas in many parts  of the world, in political circles, in the sphere of public opinion and in society at  large as a result, inter alia, of the resurgent activities of associations established on  the basis of racist and xenophobic platforms and charters, and the persistent use of  those platforms and charters to promote or incite racist ideologies,    Underlining the importance of urgently eliminating continuing and violent  trends involving racism and racial discrimination, and conscious that any form of  impunity for crimes motivated by racist and xenophobic attitudes plays a role in  weakening the rule of law and democracy, tends to encourage the recurrence of such  crimes and requires resolute action and cooperation for its eradication,    Recognizing that individuals belonging to vulnerable groups, such as migrants,  refugees, asylum-seekers and persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and  linguistic minorities, continue to be the main victims of violence and attacks  perpetrated or incited by extremist political parties, movements and groups,     Acknowledging the central role of resource mobilization, effective global  partnership and international cooperation in the context of paragraphs 157 and 158  of the Durban Programme of Action for the successful realization of the primary  objectives and commitments undertaken at the World Conference,    Expressing grave concern at the lack of progress made in the implementation  of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, in particular key  paragraphs 157 to 159 of the Programme of Action,  _______________  4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 660, No. 9464.   A/RES/66/144  3    Welcoming the continued commitment of the United Nations High  Commissioner for Human Rights to profiling and increasing the visibility of the  struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,  and recognizing the need for the High Commissioner to make this a cross-cutting  issue in the activities and programmes of her Office,    Noting the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective  Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at its seventh  and eighth sessions, held from 5 to 16 October 20095 and from 11 to 22 October  2010,6 respectively, and welcoming the adoption by the Human Rights Council of  the conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group,     Noting also the progress made during the third session of the Ad Hoc  Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards, held in Geneva on 22  and 23 November 2010 and from 11 to 21 April 2011, and noting further the  convening of the fourth session, to be held in Geneva during 2012,    Noting further the activities undertaken in the context of the International Year  for People of African Descent, including the first World Summit of  Afro-Descendants, held in La Ceiba, Honduras, in August 2011, and the high-level  summit for people of African descent, held in Salvador, Brazil, in November 2011 to  mark the tenth anniversary of the Durban outcome, and looking forward to the  African Diaspora Summit, to be held in South Africa in 2012,    Recognizing the potential of sport as a universal language contributing to the  education of people on the values of diversity, tolerance and fairness and as a means  to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,    Welcoming the hosting of the 2010 and 2014 International Federation of  Association Football World Cups in South Africa and Brazil, respectively, and  stressing the importance of making continuing use of those events to promote  understanding, tolerance and peace and to promote and strengthen efforts in the  fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,    I  General principles    1.  Recognizes and affirms that a global fight against racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and all their abhorrent and  evolving forms and manifestations is a matter of priority for the international  community;     2.  Acknowledges that no derogation from the prohibition of racial  discrimination, genocide, the crime of apartheid or slavery is permitted, as defined  in the obligations under the relevant human rights instruments;     3.  Expresses its profound concern about and its unequivocal condemnation  of all forms of racism and racial discrimination, including related acts of racially  motivated violence, xenophobia and intolerance, as well as propaganda activities  and organizations that attempt to justify or promote racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance in any form;   _______________  5 See A/HRC/13/60.  6 See A/HRC/16/64.   A/RES/66/144  4    4.  Re-emphasizes that international cooperation is a key principle in  achieving the goal of the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to and  effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action1 in  this regard;    5.  Emphasizes that the basic responsibility for effectively combating  racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance lies with States,  and to this end stresses that States have the primary responsibility to ensure the full  and effective implementation of all commitments and recommendations contained in  the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as well as the outcome document  of the Durban Review Conference,3 and in this regard welcomes the steps taken by  numerous Governments;     6.  Expresses deep concern at inadequate responses to emerging and  resurgent forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,  and urges States to adopt measures to address those scourges vigorously with a view  to preventing their practice and protecting victims;     7.  Underlines the imperative need to address all the contemporary forms  and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance, which include, inter alia, incitement to such hatred, racial profiling and  the propagation of racist and xenophobic acts through cyberspace, with a view to  maximizing protection for victims, providing legal remedies and combating  impunity;     8.  Stresses that States and international organizations have a responsibility  to ensure that measures taken in the struggle against terrorism do not discriminate in  purpose or effect on grounds of race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin,  and urges all States to rescind or refrain from all forms of racial profiling;     9.  Recognizes that States should implement and enforce appropriate and  effective legislative, judicial, regulatory and administrative measures to prevent and  protect against acts of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance, thereby contributing to the prevention of human rights violations;     10. Also recognizes that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and  related intolerance occur on the grounds of race, colour, descent or national or  ethnic origin and that victims can suffer multiple or aggravated forms of  discrimination based on other related grounds, such as sex, language, religion or  belief, political or other opinion, social origin, property and birth or other status;    11. Reaffirms that any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that  constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by  law, and also reaffirms that the dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or  hatred, or incitement to racial discrimination, as well as all acts of violence or  incitement to such acts, shall be declared offences punishable by law, in accordance  with the international obligations of States, and that those prohibitions are  consistent with freedom of opinion and expression;    12. Emphasizes that it is the responsibility of States to adopt effective  measures to combat criminal acts motivated by racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance, including measures to ensure that such  motivations are considered an aggravating factor for the purposes of sentencing, to  prevent those crimes from going unpunished and to ensure the rule of law;    A/RES/66/144  5    13. Urges all States to review and, where necessary, revise their immigration  laws, policies and practices so that they are free of racial discrimination and  compatible with their obligations under international human rights instruments;     14. Calls upon all States, in accordance with the commitments undertaken in  paragraph 147 of the Durban Programme of Action, to take all measures necessary  to combat incitement to violence motivated by racial hatred, including through the  misuse of print, audiovisual and electronic media and new communications  technologies, and, in collaboration with service providers, to promote the use of  such technologies, including the Internet, to contribute to the fight against racism, in  conformity with international standards of freedom of expression and taking all  measures necessary to guarantee that right;     15. Encourages all States to include in their educational curricula and social  programmes at all levels, as appropriate, knowledge of and tolerance and respect for  all cultures, civilizations, religions, peoples and countries, as well as information on  the follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of  Action;     16. Stresses the responsibility of States to mainstream a gender perspective  into the design and development of prevention, education and protection measures  aimed at the eradication of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance at all levels, to ensure that they effectively target the distinct situations  of women and men;    II  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms   of Racial Discrimination    17. Reaffirms that universal adherence to and full implementation of the  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination4  are of paramount importance for the fight against racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance, and for the promotion of equality and  non-discrimination in the world;    18. Expresses grave concern that universal ratification of the Convention has  not yet been reached, despite commitments under the Durban Declaration and  Programme of Action,1 and calls upon those States that have not yet done so to  accede to the Convention as a matter of urgency;    19. Urges, in the above context, the Office of the United Nations High  Commissioner for Human Rights to maintain on its website and issue regular  updates on a list of countries that have not yet ratified the Convention and to  encourage those countries to ratify it at the earliest possible time;    20. Expresses concern at the serious delays in the submission of overdue  reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which  impede the effectiveness of the Committee, makes a strong appeal to all States  parties to the Convention to comply with their treaty obligations, and reaffirms the  importance of the provision of technical assistance to requesting countries in the  preparation of their reports to the Committee;    21. Invites States parties to the Convention to ratify the amendment to  article 8 of the Convention on the financing of the Committee, and calls for  adequate additional resources from the regular budget of the United Nations to  enable the Committee to discharge its mandate fully;   A/RES/66/144  6    22. Urges all States parties to the Convention to intensify their efforts to  implement the obligations that they have accepted under article 4 of the Convention,  with due regard to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights7 and  article 5 of the Convention;    23. Recalls that the Committee holds that the prohibition of the  dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or racial hatred is compatible with  the right to freedom of opinion and expression as outlined in article 19 of the  Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in article 5 of the Convention;     24. Welcomes the work of the Committee in combating racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in the follow-up to the World  Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related  Intolerance and the measures recommended to strengthen the implementation of the  Convention as well as the functioning of the Committee;    25. Calls upon Member States to do their utmost to ensure that their  responses to the current financial and economic crisis do not lead to increased  poverty and underdevelopment and, potentially, a rise in racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against foreigners, immigrants  and persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities all  over the world;     26. Reaffirms that deprivation of citizenship on the basis of race or descent is  a breach of State parties’ obligations to ensure non-discriminatory enjoyment of the  right to nationality;    III  Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,  and follow-up to his visits    27. Takes note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary  forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 8 and  encourages relevant stakeholders to consider implementing the recommendations  contained therein;    28. Welcomes Human Rights Council resolution 16/33 of 25 March 2011,9 by  which the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a  period of three years;    29. Reiterates its call to all Member States, intergovernmental organizations,  relevant organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental  organizations to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur, and calls upon States  to consider responding favourably to his requests for visits so as to enable him to  fulfil his mandate fully and effectively;    30. Reaffirms that any form of impunity condoned by public authorities for  crimes motivated by racist and xenophobic attitudes plays a role in weakening the  rule of law and democracy and tends to encourage the recurrence of such acts;   _______________  7 Resolution 217 A (III).  8 See A/66/312 and A/66/313.  9 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/66/53), chap. II,  sect. A.   A/RES/66/144  7    31. Emphasizes the obligations of States under international law to exercise  due diligence to prevent crimes against migrants perpetrated with racist or  xenophobic motivations, to investigate such crimes and to punish the perpetrators  and that not doing so violates, and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of, the human  rights and fundamental freedoms of victims, and urges States to reinforce measures  in this regard;     32. Recognizes  with  deep  concern  the  increase  in  anti-Semitism,  Christianophobia and Islamophobia in various parts of the world, as well as the  emergence of racial and violent movements based on racism and discriminatory  ideas directed against Arab, Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as  all religious communities, communities of people of African descent, communities  of people of Asian descent, communities of indigenous people and other  communities;    33. Calls upon States parties to fully implement legislation and other  measures already in place to ensure that people of African descent are not  discriminated against, and underlines in this regard the importance of supporting the  programme of activities for the International Year for People of African Descent  adopted by the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session;10    34. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to  continue to provide States, at their request, with advisory services and technical  assistance to enable them to implement fully the recommendations of the Special  Rapporteur;    35. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with  all the human and financial assistance necessary to carry out his mandate efficiently,  effectively and expeditiously and to enable him to submit a report to the General  Assembly at its sixty-seventh session;    36. Requests the Special Rapporteur, within his mandate, to continue giving  particular attention to the negative impact of racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment of civil, cultural,  economic, political and social rights;     37. Invites Member States to demonstrate greater commitment to fighting  racism in sport by conducting educational and awareness-raising activities and by  strongly condemning the perpetrators of racist incidents, in cooperation with  national and international sports organizations;    38. Recommends that States engage in broad efforts to eliminate racism,  racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and to promote respect for  cultural, ethnic and religious diversity, and in that regard emphasizes the crucial role  of education, including human rights education, training and learning, and a variety  of awareness-raising measures which contribute to the creation of tolerant societies  in which mutual understanding may be ensured;    39. Also recommends that all States give due attention to and closely monitor  the way in which the concept of national, cultural and religious identity is debated  within their societies, with a view to preventing it from being used as a tool to  create artificial differences among some groups of the population;  _______________  10 See resolution 65/36.   A/RES/66/144  8    40. Expresses concern at recent deeply marked tendencies within numerous  societies to characterize migration as a problem and a threat to social cohesion, and  in this context notes the numerous human rights challenges in combating racism,  racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    41. Recommends that States conduct human rights training, including on the  challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance  faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, for law enforcement officials,  especially immigration officials and border police, so that they may act in  conformity with international human rights law;    42. Also recommends that States collect disaggregated data in order to design  appropriate anti-racial discrimination legislation and policies and monitor their  effectiveness, while abiding by some key principles, including self-identification,  the right to privacy, and guaranteeing the consent of those individuals concerned,  and the involvement of all groups of individuals concerned, in the design and  implementation of the exercise;    IV  Outcomes of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial  Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, the 2009  Durban Review Conference and the commemoration of the  tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban  Declaration and Programme of Action (2011)    43. Reaffirms that the General Assembly is the highest intergovernmental  mechanism for the formulation and appraisal of policy on matters relating to the  economic, social and related fields, in accordance with Assembly resolution 50/227  of 24 May 1996, and that, together with the Human Rights Council, it shall  constitute an intergovernmental process for the comprehensive implementation of  and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action1 in combating  racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    44. Welcomes the adoption of the political declaration of the high-level  meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the  adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,11 whose aim is to  mobilize political will at the national, regional and international levels;    45. Reaffirms the political commitment to the full and effective  implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the outcome  document of the Durban Review Conference,3 and their follow-up processes, at the  national,  regional  and international levels, in combating racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    46. Calls upon all States that have not yet elaborated their national action  plans on combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance  to comply with their commitments undertaken at the World Conference against  Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance of 2001;    47. Calls upon all States to formulate and implement without delay, at the  national, regional and international levels, policies and plans of action to combat  racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including their  gender-based manifestations;  _______________  11 See resolution 66/3.   A/RES/66/144  9    48. Urges States to support the activities of existing regional bodies or  centres that combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance in their respective regions, and recommends the establishment of such  bodies in all regions where they do not exist;    49. Calls upon those States that have not yet done so to consider signing and  ratifying or acceding to the instruments enumerated in paragraph 78 of the Durban  Programme of Action;    50. Emphasizes the fundamental and complementary role of national human  rights institutions, regional bodies or centres and civil society, working jointly with  States towards the elimination of all forms of racism and, in particular, towards the  achievement of the objectives of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action  in this regard;    51. Recognizes the fundamental role of civil society in the fight against  racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular in  helping States to develop regulations and strategies, in taking measures and action  against such forms of discrimination and through follow-up implementation;    52. Reaffirms its commitment to eliminating all forms of racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of related intolerance against  indigenous peoples, and in this regard notes the attention paid to the objectives of  combating prejudice, eliminating discrimination and promoting tolerance,  understanding and good relations among indigenous peoples and all other segments  of society in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;12    53. Acknowledges that the World Conference of 2001, which was the third  world conference against racism, was significantly different from the previous two  conferences, as evidenced by the inclusion in its title of two important components  relating to contemporary forms of racism, namely, xenophobia and related  intolerance;    54. Also acknowledges that the outcomes of the World Conference and the  Durban Review Conference have the same status as the outcomes of all the major  United Nations conferences, summits and special sessions in the human rights and  social fields;    55. Emphasizes the critical importance of increasing public support for the  Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the involvement of relevant  stakeholders in its realization;    56. Requests the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat to  compile and disseminate, within existing resources, in a single combined  publication, the political declaration on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the  Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the  Durban Review Conference, with a view to increasing global support for and  awareness of these documents, as well as to establish a programme of outreach  through public information campaigns at all levels;    57. Calls upon Member States and the United Nations system to intensify  efforts to widely distribute copies of the Durban Declaration and Programme of  Action, and encourages efforts to ensure its translation and wide dissemination;  _______________  12 Resolution 61/295, annex.   A/RES/66/144  10    58. Welcomes the adoption of the laudable initiative led by the States  members of the Caribbean Community and other Member States for the  establishment of a permanent memorial at the United Nations to the victims of  slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as a contribution towards the fulfilment of  paragraph 101 of the Durban Declaration, expresses its appreciation for  contributions made to the voluntary fund established in this regard, and urges other  countries to contribute to the fund;    59. Takes note of the work of the mechanisms mandated to follow up on the  World Conference and the Durban Review Conference, and underlines the  importance of improving their effectiveness;    60. Calls upon the Human Rights Council to ensure that, upon the  consideration and adoption of the conclusions and recommendations of the  Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban  Declaration and Programme of Action,5,6 the recommendations are brought to the  attention of the relevant United Nations agencies for adoption and implementation  within their respective mandates;    61. Encourages the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent,  further to the recommendation of the Working Group at its tenth session on the  proclamation of a Decade for People of African Descent,13 to develop a programme  of action, including a theme, for adoption by the Human Rights Council, with a  view to proclaiming the decade starting in 2013 the Decade for People of African  Descent;    62. Encourages the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights to continue mainstreaming the implementation of the Durban  Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban  Review Conference in the whole United Nations system, and, in accordance with  paragraphs 136 and 137 of the outcome document, which call for the establishment  of an inter-agency task force, to update the Human Rights Council in this regard;    63. Acknowledges the central role of resource mobilization, effective global  partnership and international cooperation in the context of paragraphs 157 and 158  of the Durban Programme of Action for the successful realization of commitments  undertaken at the World Conference, and takes note of the mandate of the group of  independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and  Programme of Action, especially in mobilizing the political will necessary for the  successful implementation of the Declaration and Programme of Action;    64. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the resources necessary for the  effective fulfilment of the mandates of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the  Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the  Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, the group of independent  eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of  Action and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards;    65. Expresses concern at the increasing incidence of racism in various  sporting events, while noting with appreciation the efforts made by some governing  bodies of the various sporting codes to combat racism, and in this regard invites all  international sporting bodies to promote, through their national, regional and  international federations, a world of sport free from racism and racial discrimination;  _______________  13 See A/HRC/18/45, sect. IV.B.   A/RES/66/144  11    66. Expresses serious concern at past and recent incidents of racism in sport  and at sporting events and, in this context, welcomes efforts of sports governing  bodies to combat racism, including by pursuing anti-racism initiatives and by  developing and applying disciplinary codes that impose sanctions for racist acts;    67. Expresses its appreciation, in this context, to the International Federation  of Association Football for the initiative to introduce a visible theme on non-racism  in football, and invites the Federation to continue this initiative at the 2014 World  Cup soccer tournament to be held in Brazil;    68. Calls upon States to take advantage of mass sporting events as valuable  outreach platforms for mobilizing people and conveying crucial messages about  equality and non-discrimination;    69. Acknowledges the guidance and leadership role of the Human Rights  Council and encourages it to continue overseeing the implementation of the Durban  Declaration and Programme of Action, and requests the Office of the United Nations  High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide the Human Rights  Council with all the support necessary for it to achieve its objectives in combating  racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    V  Follow-up activities    70. Reiterates its recommendation that future meetings of the Human Rights  Council and its relevant mechanisms focusing on the follow-up to the World  Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related  Intolerance and the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of  Action1 be scheduled in a manner that allows broad participation and avoids overlap  with the meetings devoted to the consideration of this item in the General Assembly;    71. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its  sixty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, with  recommendations;    72. Decides to remain seized of this important matter at its sixty-seventh  session under the item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance”.