UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/9/5 1 September 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Ninth session Agenda item 9 RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE: FOLLOW-UP TO AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DURBAN DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION Implementation of recommendations made by the Intergovernmental Working Group at its fifth session on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* * The present report is submitted late in order to include the most recent information. GE.08-15334 (E) 050908