A/HRC/31/74 concluding observations. With regard to victims, it should be noted that progress at national level has been made since the 2007 report of CERD. 101. The representative of Brazil pointed out that based on the compilation, CERD lacked some procedures which other treaty bodies had. The Ad Hoc Committee could not continue discussing matter indefinitely; it should discuss how to address these procedural issues, if in the form of an additional protocol, and move ahead. 102. The representative of South Africa stated that the compilation is a good basis for the exchanges which would be held the following week and for moving forward. There are points of agreement: for example, paragraph 18 referred to “the need for something complementary to what is already in existence”. There is a need to complement the Convention and it is time to think about a possible text. The name of the text could be agreed at a later stage. She pointed out that, for example, the situation that had unfolded in Rwanda and issues concerning ethnicity were not covered by ICERD. Some have said that there are clear challenges and gaps that have to be filled, the question is whether the document will be binding or not. The representative invited members to agree and move forward. 103. The representative of the United States noted in his preliminary remarks, that position of his Government on the issue of procedural gaps had not changed. The best approach was to improve implementation of existing obligations rather than creating new procedural mechanisms. With regard to the issue of country visits, he said that UN special procedures mandate holders already undertake such visits. Action oriented, practical and useful initiatives need to be taken by the Ad Hoc Committee. He pointed out that the lack of reporting from states is a significant problem, and that the work of the Ad Hoc Committee should not be extended to include the Istanbul process and Rabat Plan of Action, but they can be highlighted as illustrative examples of a possible way forward. 104. The representative of Algeria stated that unfortunately there are still a number of gaps, despite the international instruments. The international efforts should not be in vain. She added that the presented draft compilation could be a good basis to move forward. She emphasized the importance of moving forward in order to fulfil the terms of reference for the establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee, adding that the following week the Ad Hoc Committee could start a substantive discussion, which could be reflected in the concluding remarks. 105. The Chair-Rapporteur stated that CERD would hold a session in a few weeks and that the Ad Hoc Committee could ask CERD to prepare an updated report on this issue of procedural gaps, as CERD had not followed up on its own 2007 report and it would be useful to have updated information. He inquired about any objections in the Ad Hoc Committee to this proposal. 106. The delegates of the European Union and the United States said that they would consult further in this regard as they were not in a position to endorse the idea of an updated CERD report. F. Sport and racism 107. At the 9th meeting, on 20 July, the Committee considered the issue of racism and sport. Todd Crosset, Professor at the University of Massachusetts, and Delia Douglas, Professor at the University of British Columbia, and Benjamin Cohen, Head of Governance & Legal Affairs, International Basketball Federation presented on this topic. 108. In his presentation, Todd Crosset, Professor at the University of Massachusetts, illustrated how racism is a global system with particular local expressions, drawing 39