A/HRC/31/75 Contents Page I. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Organization of the session .............................................................................................................. 3 A. Attendance ............................................................................................................................... 3 B. Opening of the session ............................................................................................................. 3 C. Election of the Chair-Rapporteur ............................................................................................. 3 D. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work .................................................................... 4 E. Statements ................................................................................................................................ 4 Discussion concerning the implementation of the programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent .................................... 5 Discussion concerning the preparations for the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action ............................................. 10 V. Discussion concerning racism and poverty ...................................................................................... 11 VI. Final statements ................................................................................................................................ 14 VII. Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................. 15 III. IV. A. Implementation of the programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent ..................................................................................... 15 Preparations for the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action ............................................................. 16 Racism and poverty ................................................................................................................. 17 I. List of attendance ............................................................................................................................. 20 II. Programme of work .......................................................................................................................... 21 B. C. Annexes 2