A/HRC/16/64 reiterated that it was their understanding that any additional appropriations related to the conclusions and recommendations on protection of children, migration and employment would be met from within existing resources. V. Review of progress on implementation of recommendations adopted at the seventh session of the Working Group 18. Mr. Boychenko, Chief of the Anti-Discrimination Section proceeded to explain the progress of the Office in implementing the recommendations adopted at the preceding session. He stressed the efforts of the Office to incorporate the implementation of the DDPA in the human rights mainstreaming both within the United Nations as well as with regional and international organizations. He stated that the Office continued its efforts to increase awareness on the Working Group recommendations and to place the information it collects on its website. Mr. Boychenko also stressed that the Office was in the process of reinforcing the national capacity-building component of its programme. To that effect, he mentioned that two regional workshops on the design and implementation of national action plans against racial discrimination, addressed to French-speaking African countries, had taken place in 2009. The Office had organized a similar workshop for 21 Englishspeaking African countries, to take place in December 2010 in Addis Ababa. He shared the efforts of the Office to increase participation of relevant treaty monitoring bodies and special-procedure mandate holders, including the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, as well as to invite experts, in particular the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to have interactive discussions with the Working Group. Mr. Boychenko reiterated the commitment of the office to move from recommendations to changing realities on the ground. 19. Following the statement made by the chief of the Anti-Discrimination Section, several delegates thanked him for his comprehensive report, expressed their support for the work of the section and stressed the important role to be played by the section in filling the gap between recommendations and implementation on the ground. 20. The European Union underlined its intention to discuss proposals on how to improve the effectiveness of the work of the Durban follow-up mechanisms. Several delegates protested at the intention to introduce such a discussion, recalling that paragraph 124 of the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference requests the Human Rights Council to conduct such work. Other delegates stated that, while the request contained in paragraph 124 is directed at the Human Rights Council, a discussion on the subject by the Working Group would be productive. 21. Draft recommendations and conclusions on review of progress on the implementation of recommendations adopted at the seventh session of the Working Group were discussed. Whether or not to make reference, in the conclusions and recommendations of the eighth session, to article 124 of the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference was also discussed. Delegations speaking on behalf of regional groups and as representatives of their own countries informed the room that they would not be in a position to adopt conclusions and recommendations relating to the eighth session without first consulting their capitals. 7