A/HRC/23/19 23. The representative of Senegal asked how the bodies that the speakers represented proceeded in the event of racist incidents, and enquired how they brought in sponsors in the fight against racism, taking into account the fact that football is a market place. 24. The representative of the European Union reported on a law passed by an European directive of 2 February 2012 on the European dimension in sports, which encouraged Member States to permanently include sport in programmes and services for the genuine integration of all groups at risk of discrimination, and called on sport organizations to adopt appropriate training programmes to prevent and fight racism and discrimination. 25. Mr. Gasser explained the different stages that UEFA followed in its efforts to combat racism and discrimination, starting at the campaign level, followed by an education level, and lastly a sanctions level. 26. With regard to sponsors, Mr. Gasser stated that, although sponsors were invited to participate in and support anti-racism projects, unfortunately they did not provide the support that might be hoped for. 27. Mr. Powar explained the efforts made to tailor proposals and programmes to commercial market places, but stated that it was difficult, as commercial entities had their own programmes within the sphere of social responsibility. B. Review of progress in the implementation of recommendations adopted by the Working Group at its ninth session 28. The representative of South Africa opened the debate by sharing examples of governmental programmes in place intended to address the legacy of legal injustices, poverty, marginalization, racial, social and gender inequalities and economic disparities. The most successful programmes had included the universalization of free education and the ongoing development of an integrated educational system and integrated human settlements. 29. The representative of the European Union shared examples of actions taken by the European Union to combat all forms of discrimination, such as mainstreaming of nondiscrimination in European Union policies and activities, awareness-raising, the integration of Roma people, and diversity management. She highlighted the upcoming 2012 Equality Summit dedicated to that sharing of knowledge and experiences, which would be held on 22 and 23 2012 November in Nicosia. She added that the focus in 2012 of the European Union information campaign “For diversity. Against discrimination” was on discrimination at the workplace. 30. The representative of Italy provided examples of measures adopted by the Government of Italy to enhance the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other international instruments, such as the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. He noted, inter alia, the establishment of new institutions and the expansion of existing ones, the adoption of a code of conduct for the press and the establishment of a media monitoring centre, as well as training courses for police and civil servants. 31. The representative of Brazil informed participants that 50 per cent of all places in institutions of higher education related to the Ministry of Education would be subject to quotas based on social and racial criteria. Furthermore, the General Law of the World Cup contained four provisions aiming at combating racism and promoting equality in all jobs created for the Confederations Cup in 2013 and the World Cup in 2014. The theme of the awareness-raising campaign of the two events was “A world free of weapons, drugs, violence and racism”. 6