A/HRC/4/WG.3/6 page 50 IV. MEANS AND AVENUES TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBLE GAPS Please provide your comments on the suitability of the following ways to address the possible substantive gaps in the existing international instruments to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: 1. Standard-setting (a) (b) Adoption of complementary international standards: (i) Amendment of the ICERD; (ii) Protocol to the ICERD; (iii) Adoption of other new instruments (conventions, declarations) on issues such as e.g. human rights education or religious intolerance, as proposed during the discussions in the Working Group; Adoption of regional standards; (c) If the answer(s) is (are) positive what should be the substantive scope of a given form of standard setting? 2. Standard-development (a) Adoption of general recommendations/comments by: (i) CERD; (ii) Other treaty bodies; (b) Updating CERD’ guidelines for State reporting to encourage Parties to report on specific aspects of racial discrimination and xenophobia, not addressed explicitly by treaty norms; (c) Updating of reporting guidelines adopted by other treaty bodies; (d) Updating OHCHR model anti-discrimination law to assist States in adopting adequate anti-discrimination legislation complying with their obligations under the ICERD and reflecting concerns raised in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and in the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; (e) If you have identified any gaps, can you please propose the substantive scope of a given form of standard development? -----