A/HRC/40/75 C. 1. Review of progress achieved concerning the implementation of recommendations adopted by the Working Group at its previous session Conclusions 88. The Working Group: (a) Reaffirms the importance of assessing the level of implementation of its recommendations, sharing practices and discussing challenges and the way forward; (b) Acknowledges the joint efforts of various stakeholders, which have contributed significantly to raising awareness of the actions taken to combat discrimination during the recent World Cup in the Russian Federation. The Working Group takes notes of the “Global Guide to discriminatory practices in football” published by UEFA and the Fare Network, which is a tool to help recognize and prevent the display of racist symbols and behaviour; (c) Takes note of the OHCHR pilot project on the non-discrimination legacy of the 2018 World Cup in the Russian Federation. 2. Recommendations 89. The Working Group: (a) Recommends that OHCHR cooperate with other relevant international, regional and national sports associations and federations, as well as non-governmental organizations and civil society, in the development of programmes to prevent and eradicate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sport and to use sports as a tool to eliminate all forms of discrimination, including long-term strategies that focus on dialogue and empowerment. The Working Group is also considering expanding partnership with organizations including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), ILO and international youth associations, among others; (b) Encourages States organizing future mass sporting events, international sports associations and relevant non-governmental organizations to use the opportunity presented by such events to undertake activities aimed at fighting all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sport, in particular through awareness-raising activities on the problems associated with racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (c) Recalls the invitation extended by the Working Group at its thirteenth session to OHCHR to contribute to the development of a multi-year programme of action to provide for the renewed and strengthened outreach activities needed to inform and mobilize the global public in support of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and to strengthen awareness of the contribution it has made in the struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (d) Recalls the recommendation of the Working Group at its eighth session, in which it highlighted “the importance of increasing public support for the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the involvement of all relevant stakeholders in its realization”, and the repeated calls by the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the Working Group to intensify efforts to distribute widely copies of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; (e) Encourages OHCHR to make available and distribute the combined publication containing the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Outcome Document of the 2009 Durban Review Conference and the political declaration adopted by the 2011 High-level meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. 16

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