A/HRC/26/55 (g) Assign particular priority to the projects devoted to the collection of statistical data; (h) Support initiatives and projects aimed at honouring and preserving the historical memory of people of African descent; (i) Use the Decade as an opportunity to engage with people of African descent on issues of [their concern] [reparation and reconciliation for slavery, the slave trade and the transatlantic slave trade in captured African people] and, to this end, ensure the participation of and consultation with non-governmental organizations, other stakeholders and civil society at large; (j) In planning activities for the Decade, examine how existing programmes and resources might be utilized to benefit people of African descent more effectively; (k) Give due consideration to the goals and objectives aimed at the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against people of African descent in the discussions held by the United Nations on the post-2015 development agenda. 2. Steps and measures to be taken by the General Assembly 33. The General Assembly should: (a) Appoint the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to act as coordinator of the Decade in order to follow up on the implementation of activities in the framework of the Decade; (b) Request the Secretary-General to present an annual progress report on the implementation of activities of the Decade, taking into account information and views provided by States, relevant human rights bodies, organs and mechanisms of the United Nations, specialized agencies, funds and programmes, international, regional, subregional and non-governmental organizations, including organizations of people of African descent, national human rights institutions and other stakeholders; (c) Request the Department of Public Information, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and regional and subregional organizations to launch an awareness-raising campaign to inform the general public of the history, contributions, including to the global development, challenges, contemporary experiences and situation of human rights of people of African descent; (d) Encourage the issuance of a stamp by the United Nations postal administration on the International Decade for People of African Descent; (e) Invite regional and subregional organizations, specialized agencies, United Nations programmes, funds and offices to develop studies in their respective areas of competence and expertise, and to report on the themes of the Decade; such studies could be used to inform a mid-term review of the Decade to monitor the progress made, share learning practices among key actors and inform plans and policies for the remaining five years of the Decade and beyond; (f) Request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue and strengthen its fellowship programme for people of African descent during the Decade; (g) Requesting the Office of the High Commissioner to include a section on the anti-discrimination database on the International Decade for People of African Descent; 11