A/HRC/4/111 page 2 Summary This document contains the report of the Regional Conference of the Americas on Progress and Challenges in the Programme of Action against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Brasilia from 26 to 28 July 2006. The Regional Conference was convened jointly by the Governments of Brazil and Chile and received support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Regional Conference’s main goals were the following: to review the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action by Member States of the region, national institutions, regional and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other agents in the region; to review the progress made in efforts to combat racism; to analyse the main and emerging obstacles in the region in the area of racism and come up with ideas for overcoming them; and to identify best practices by Member States, including the creation of specific bodies or mechanisms and the adoption of national action plans against racism and discrimination. The Regional Conference also considered ways of better ensuring the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and other existing regional and international instruments and formulated specific recommendations for combating all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.