UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/4/111 15 January 2007 ENGLISH Original: SPANISH/ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourth session Item 2 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 60/251 OF 15 MARCH 2006 ENTITLED “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL” Report of the Regional Conference of the Americas on Progress and Challenges in the Programme of Action against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance Note by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The High Commissioner for Human Rights has the honour to transmit to the members of the Human Rights Council the report of the Regional Conference of the Americas on Progress and Challenges in the Programme of Action against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Brasilia from 26 to 28 July 2006. The report is submitted pursuant to Council decision 2/102. GE.07-10223 (E) 190207 020307