A/HRC/31/74 overburdened by requests to respond to the various other reporting mechanisms in the United Nations system. On the proposal concerning the topic of racism and sport, she suggested that work could start on guidelines and practice and requested further clarification from the representative of the United States in that regard. The representative suggested that the protection of migrants against racist, discriminatory and xenophobic practices could be a future topic to be considered by the Ad Hoc Committee. 39. The representative of the United States clarified that, if the topic of racism and sport was placed on the agenda of the next session, the Ad Hoc Committee should be more directive and it was perhaps time to contemplate a product beyond the discussion. Referring to the list of topics distributed, he mentioned that other topics raised by delegations in the course of the sessions were not on the list and could also be considered. 40. The Chair-Rapporteur clarified that the distributed documents contained topics approved by the Ad Hoc Committee as consensus topics to be taken up at current and future sessions and were the result of negotiations and agreement in the Committee. He referred to the footnotes in the documents. Furthermore, the reports reflecting the agreed list of topics had been adopted by the Committee at its sessions and presented to the Human Rights Council. Other suggestions did not appear on the lists because they had not been approved; however it was likely that they had been referenced in the various reports of the Ad Hoc Committee. He added that a product or outcome on racism and sport could be necessary. He also enquired about how to proceed on the question of discharging the Ad Hoc Committee’s mandate if no consensus was achieved during the session, and raised the possibility of reverting to the Council. 41. The representative of Brazil welcomed a continuation of the consideration of racism and sport. She mentioned that the Committee could adopt conclusions or a document and suggested that it start with a text during the next session. She recalled Human Rights Council resolution 13/27 on a world of sports free from racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which could be used for this purpose. As for the proposal to consider the protection of migrants against racist, discriminatory and xenophobic practices, she recalled the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and said it would be important to consider how the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Ad Hoc Committee overseeing that International Convention dealt with the issue, in order to avoid duplication and determine how complementary the issues could be. She noted that the issue of multiple forms of discrimination had been addressed in all presentations and may be an important topic for discussion at the next session. 42. The representative of South Africa mentioned that, as a first step, the Committee needed to commence consideration of a product, in the form of guidelines or best practices. On the issue of procedural gaps, it would be useful to ask the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination about how to close the procedural gaps and for an updated report on that issue. 43. The representative of Pakistan, on behalf of OIC, supported discussion of the topic proposed by South Africa on the protection of migrants against racist, discriminatory and xenophobic practices, as well as an updated study on procedural gaps from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, since a long period had elapsed since it was written in 2007 and new developments had taken place. The Ad Hoc Committee should be very precise in its request in order for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to present concrete elements or proposals, and information on how to overcome those procedural gaps. South Africa welcomed the developing openness in formulating complementary standards. However, identifying only one issue or topic for elaboration was not a correct approach and not in keeping with the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee. While recognizing that racism and sport is an important issue, all relevant 12