A/HRC/19/77 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 11/12 and decision 3/103. II. Organization of the session 2. The Intergovernmental Working Group held its ninth session from 17 to 28 October 2011 (see annex I). The participants reviewed the progress on implementation of recommendations adopted by the Working Group at its eighth session and shared experiences, including on good practices, 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. The participants also held a discussion on best/good practices. Furthermore, thematic discussions on the roles of sport and of education in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, were held. The expert presentations on these topics were followed by interactive discussions. The Working Group adopted conclusions and recommendations on the above-mentioned themes. A. Attendance 3. The session was attended by representatives of States Members of the United Nations, observers from non-Member States as well as observers from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations (see annex II). 4. During the session, presentations on the role of sport in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance were made by Poul Hansen, speaking on behalf of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace; a representative of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Patrick Gasser; the Executive Director of Football against Racism in Europe (FARE) Piara Powar; a representative of the anti-racism programme of Zenit Football Club (Saint Peterburg – Russian Federation), Yulia Safronova; and the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport, Human Rights and Anti- Discrimination Directorate of the Council of Europe, Sonia Parayre. 5. Presentations were also made on the role of education in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance by the Director of Programme of Community Tampa Bay, Jessica Estevez; the Chief of the History and Memory for Dialogue Section at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ali Moussa Iye; the Chairperson of the Board Active Citizenship Foundation (Hungary), Zsuzsanna Szelenyi; the Director of the International Institute for the Studies in Race, Reconciliation and Social Justice of the South African University of the Free State, Professor Andre Keet; Professor of Citizenship and Human Rights Education at the University of Leeds, Audrey Osler; a representative of the Secretariat of Policies for Racial Equality, Division of African Descent and National Human Rights, Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay, Alicia Saura; the Head of the Genocide Education Project at the Documentation Centre of Cambodia, Khambloy Dy; consultant of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Dr. Jean Damascene Gasanabo; and the Head of Department of the Committee for External Relations, City of Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation), Vera Sakharova. 3