A/HRC/23/19 and deprivation, which increase the temptation of groups and individuals to behave in a discriminatory and intolerant manner. E. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work 15. After the election of its Chairperson, the Working Group adopted the agenda for its tenth session and its programme of work. The Working Group held its final meeting on the afternoon of 8 February 2013. III. Implementation of previous decisions of the Working Group A. Review of the activities of the Euro 2012 “Respect diversity – football unites” campaign 16. The Director of the Football and Social Responsibility Unit at UEFA, Mr. Gasser, made a presentation on the anti-racism and anti-discrimination activities conducted in the framework of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championships. 17. The Executive Director of FARE, Mr. Powar, made a presentation about FARE activities during the 2012 Championships and the campaign entitled “Football unites.” The actions undertaken included a three-year education programme to focus on educational measures to raise the awareness of civil society in Poland and Ukraine on the problems associated with racism and discrimination. 18. Following the presentations, a discussion was held on the importance of having exchanges with representatives of sporting organizations as well as on how mass sporting events reach millions of people around the world. As such, football represents an opportunity for the understanding and promotion of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. 19. Delegates enquired about the type of punishable measures taken to try to limit the rise of racist and discriminatory incidents. They asked whether there was a blueprint that could be reproduced for other events, and enquired about the most successful components of the campaigns conducted by both UEFA and FARE. They also requested information about initiatives taken by UEFA in prevention, such as disciplinary sanctions and criminal procedures. 20. On the issue of sanctions, Mr. Powar emphasized the fact that, from the perspective of a non-governmental organization, imposing a sanction on a player, a club or a national association because of the acts of the fans inside or around stadium was critical in setting an example, but was not enough. Complementary educational measures were needed. FARE played its role by providing detailed information so that the relevant authorities could take adequate action. Pointed out that criminal justice systems, the police and the relevant authorities at the national level had a key role to play in this issue. 21. With regard to the existence of a blueprint that could be reproduced, Mr. Powar affirmed that there was indeed a template on the type of educational and preventive activities that could be operationalized, and the same could be said for UEFA and FIFA. 22. Mr. Gasser stated that it was not football that was racist by definition, but that there were elements in society that were racist, and football became the vector of such abuse by certain groups. 5