United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/RES/21/30 Distr.: General 25 October 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-first session Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 21/30. Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council, Recalling its decision 3/103 of 8 December 2006 on the elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee for this purpose, Welcoming the progress achieved and noting the views expressed during the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, Recalling the need for adequate protection for victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance at the national, regional and international levels, as well as appropriate remedies while combating all forms of impunity in this regard, Underlining the imperative need for the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate complementary standards to the International Convention in accordance with paragraph 199 of the Durban Programme of Action, 1. Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall convene its fifth session from 8 to19 April 2013; 2. Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its fourth session;1 3. Invites the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee to hold informal consultations, from within existing resources, with regional and political coordinators during the inter-sessional period between the fourth and fifth sessions of the  1 GE.12-17811 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I. A/HRC/21/59.