A/HRC/10/87 page 3 I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action submits the present report pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 1/5 and decision 3/103. The recommendations and conclusions were adopted by consensus1 as contributions to the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 3/2 and decision PC.1/10 of the Preparatory Committee. II. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION 2. The Intergovernmental Working Group held the first part of its sixth session from 21 January to 1 February 2008. Following the opening of the session and election of the Chairperson-Rapporteur, the session was postponed to the following week. The Working Group held the second part of its sixth session on 18 December 2008. During the first part, it held a total of seven meetings; for the second part, the Working Group held one meeting. A. Attendance 3. Both parts of the session were attended by representatives of Member States, non-Member States represented by observers, other observers, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations (see annex I). B. Opening of the session 4. At the first part of the session, the Coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Unit opened the first meeting on behalf of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. At the second part, the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Working Group opened the meeting. 5. In the opening of the first meeting of the sixth session, the Coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Unit welcomed Member States to the meeting on behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Director of Research and Right to Development Division. The Coordinator stressed that this Working Group was facing its most important challenge, its contribution to the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference as requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 3/2. The Coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Unit addressed item 2 of the provisional agenda, regarding the election of a new Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group, and requested that delegations submit their nominations for candidates to serve in this capacity. 6. At the opening of the second part of the sixth session, the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Working Group recalled that it was not able to hold the second part of its sixth session, which had been scheduled for 3 November to 7 November 2008, due to lack of availability of full conference services. The Chairman expressed his gratitude to the Chairman of 1 See A/CONF.211/PC.2/CRP.4. The document is available on request from the Secretariat.