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Member States to provide information to the Secretariat on measures taken in this
regard. It calls upon OHCHR to assist efforts of Member States to draft and revise
national action plans. The Working Group emphasizes the need for the relevant
United Nations bodies and specialized agencies to provide, within their existing
budgets, technical cooperation to enhance the effective implementation of the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the
Durban Review Conference. It further calls on the international community to
support the efforts of the developing countries in this regard.
100. The Working Group invites relevant treaty monitoring bodies and special
procedures mandate holders, in particular the Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, to increase their
participation in the sessions of the Working Group.
B.
The effectiveness of the Working Group in the framework of resolution
11/12 of the Human Rights Council
101. The Working Group commits to improve its methods of work, aiming to
enhance its effectiveness and efficiency, taking due cognizance of the approaching
commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme
of Action. The Working Group decides that procedural issues, including ones related
to agenda, programme of work and themes for deliberations will be addressed at least
three months in advance by the Chairperson before the beginning of the respective
session. The Working Group requests that the Secretariat circulate all relevant
documentation, both procedural and substantive, at least six weeks before the
respective session starts. The Working Group requests that the Secretariat notify
NGOs, NHRIs and other stakeholders well in advance, with regard to upcoming
sessions.
102. The Working Group commits to increase efforts to complement the work of
other Durban follow-up mechanisms, aiming to avoid overlapping and/or duplication
of initiatives and agrees to continue discussion on this at future sessions.
103. The Working Group invites experts, in particular the Special Rapporteur on
contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance to have interactive discussions with the Working Group during its
respective sessions, in accordance with the availability of the Special Rapporteur.
104. The Working Group decides to increase efforts to remain focused throughout
its work and to address three themes per session, enabling the Group to analyse the
complex nature of the themes and adopt action-oriented recommendations.
105. The Working Group decides to achieve better coordination and ensure synergy
with other human rights mechanisms, in particular the Working Group of Experts on
People of African Descent. In this regard it invites the Chairpersons of the
Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban
Declaration and the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to
identify common themes for the respective sessions of both working groups. It
requests that, in coordination with Conference Services, the sessions of the
Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action are held immediately after the sessions of the
Working Group of Experts on People of Descent, enabling improved dialogue and
collaboration between these two mechanisms. The Working Group encourages its
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