A/HRC/6/10 page 18 82. The Working Group affirms that the adoption of measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance at the international, regional and national levels are likely to remain ineffective if those measures are not accompanied by a comprehensive understanding of racial discrimination and related intolerance and effective implementation measures. 83. The Working Group recalls that the importance of implementing national action plans in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance has been emphasized in various recommendations contained in its previous reports. Complementary international standards 84. The Working Group affirms that the preliminary exchange of view with the highly qualified experts selected to produce a base document outlining substantive gaps in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and make concrete recommendations on the means and avenues to bridge these gaps was very fruitful. 85. The Working Group recognizes the independence and competence of the experts and looks forward to the fulfilment of their mandate. RECOMMENDATIONS General recommendations on national action plans 86. The Working Group expresses the need for States, as bearers of the primary responsibility for national action plans, to involve all stakeholders, including victims, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and civil society in general in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of national action plans as a tool to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. 87. The Working Group calls upon States to recognize the importance of national action plans and other measures that serve to strengthen efforts to combat and monitor racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. 88. The Working Group encourages States to take adequate measures to ensure appropriate human and financial resources are made available in the consultations leading to the preparation, elaboration, implementation and monitoring of national action plans. 89. The Working Group calls on States to analyse, review and update all existing laws and policies which could have a potentially adverse effect on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of national action plans. 90. The Working Group calls upon States to ensure that national action plans are consistent with international human rights instruments to which they are parties, and in particular the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.