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and sports associations cooperating with programmes aimed at eradicating racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sports.
C.
Role of education in combating racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance
121. The Working Group reiterates the necessity of taking concrete actions for the
effective implementation of provisions of the DDPA relevant to the role of education in
combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in
particular paragraphs 121-124, 129 and 132 of the Durban Programme of Action.
122. The Working Group emphasizes the importance of the DDPA as an
instrumental source for education and strongly encourages Member States and other
relevant stakeholders to consider the DDPA and the Outcome Documents of the
Durban Review Conference in the elaboration of educational programmes and plans.
123. The Working Group recognizes the important role of education in combating
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular in
promoting the principles of tolerance and respect to ethnic, religious and cultural
diversity and preventing the proliferation of extremist racist and xenophobic
movements and propaganda, especially among the youth.
124. The Working Group commends the important role played by UNESCO in
relation to education against racism, in particular the Slave Route Project and its
theme of “Breaking the silence”, which immensely contribute to education on the
history of slavery and trans-Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean slave trades.
125. The Working Group further encourages OHCHR to collaborate with UNESCO
and other relevant stakeholders to design and issue age-appropriate educational
materials aimed at increasing awareness of the DDPA and the OD of the Durban
Review Conference for the use of children and young people and also to disseminate
the aforementioned materials widely, including online.
126. The Working Group calls on States to ensure equality and non-discrimination
with regard to access to education, training and career development in education. The
Working Group urges States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate obstacles
limiting access to good quality education and further urges States to commit resources
to eliminate, where they exist, inequalities in educational outcomes.
127. The Working Group also encourages States and relevant stakeholders to ensure
that women and girls can fully exercise their human rights in all spheres of public life
in line with relevant provisions of the DDPA and the Outcome Document of the
Durban Review Conference and thereby promote their access to education and
training at all levels.
128. The Working Group notes the positive contribution made by the new
information and communications technologies, including Internet as educational tools,
in combating racism through rapid and wide-reaching communication and
encourages all stakeholders, including Governments and OHCHR to use these
technologies to combat manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance in cyber space.
129. The Working Group invites stakeholders, in particular Governments, to ensure
cross-cultural interactions and genuine dialogue within educational initiatives as
promoted by the Alliance of Civilizations launched by the SG of the UN in 2006. The
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