A/HRC/35/45 hierarchies and increase social cohesion and respect for human dignity and rights, without discrimination. He reminded all States not to treat discriminatory incidents as isolated events, but to address them as a structural problem, as was done in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 58. He highlighted the importance of creating networks to assist the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent. The European, North American and Central Asian regional conference for the Decade could be an appropriate opportunity to further build and strengthen the relevant civil society networks and campaigns. He shared several recommendations on further progress in that regard. 59. The representative of the United States of America reaffirmed the country’s commitment to promoting racial and ethnic equality to mark the International Decade for People of African Descent. The representative shared the country’s experiences in a report on best practices to help law enforcement agencies, in which the authors examined the barriers to advancing diversity in law enforcement and highlighted promising practices in recruitment, hiring and retention. The report underlined the inauguration in 2016 of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and other achievements in education and housing. VI. Conclusions and recommendations A. Discussion on the state of racial discrimination worldwide 60. The Working Group: (a) Reaffirms its commitment to the full and effective implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference and the Political Declaration from the tenth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. It also reaffirms the fundamental importance of universal accession to, or ratification of, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; (b) Notes with deep concern that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance have been increasing all over the world, and points out that efforts to combat their spread should be enhanced at international, regional and national levels; (c) Recognizes that victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance can suffer from multiple, aggravated or intersecting forms of discrimination based on other related grounds, such as age, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, social origin, property, disability, birth or other status; (d) Expresses its deep concern about continued religious intolerance against certain religious communities, as well as the emergence of hostile acts and violence against such communities because of their religious beliefs and their racial or ethnic origin in various parts of the world, which in particular limit their right to freely practice such beliefs; (e) Also expresses concern with regard to the increase of hate speech, hate crimes, neo-Nazism, neo-Fascism and violent nationalist ideologies based on racial or national prejudice in all parts of the world, which fuel contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; (f) Stresses the need to counter extremist political parties, movements and groups, and invites Member States to develop a comprehensive approach based on a solid legal framework, complemented by other measures, including key policy measures such as education and awareness-raising programmes, and a victim-centred approach; 8