A/HRC/13/60 Member States to provide information to the Secretariat on measures taken in this regard. It calls upon OHCHR to assist efforts of Member States to draft and revise national action plans. The Working Group emphasizes the need for the relevant United Nations bodies and specialized agencies to provide, within their existing budgets, technical cooperation to enhance the effective implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference. It further calls on the international community to support the efforts of the developing countries in this regard. 100. The Working Group invites relevant treaty monitoring bodies and special procedures mandate holders, in particular the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, to increase their participation in the sessions of the Working Group. B. The effectiveness of the Working Group in the framework of resolution 11/12 of the Human Rights Council 101. The Working Group commits to improve its methods of work, aiming to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency, taking due cognizance of the approaching commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The Working Group decides that procedural issues, including ones related to agenda, programme of work and themes for deliberations will be addressed at least three months in advance by the Chairperson before the beginning of the respective session. The Working Group requests that the Secretariat circulate all relevant documentation, both procedural and substantive, at least six weeks before the respective session starts. The Working Group requests that the Secretariat notify NGOs, NHRIs and other stakeholders well in advance, with regard to upcoming sessions. 102. The Working Group commits to increase efforts to complement the work of other Durban follow-up mechanisms, aiming to avoid overlapping and/or duplication of initiatives and agrees to continue discussion on this at future sessions. 103. The Working Group invites 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 during its respective sessions, in accordance with the availability of the Special Rapporteur. 104. The Working Group decides to increase efforts to remain focused throughout its work and to address three themes per session, enabling the Group to analyse the complex nature of the themes and adopt action-oriented recommendations. 105. The Working Group decides to achieve better coordination and ensure synergy with other human rights mechanisms, in particular the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. In this regard it invites the Chairpersons of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to identify common themes for the respective sessions of both working groups. It requests that, in coordination with Conference Services, the sessions of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action are held immediately after the sessions of the Working Group of Experts on People of Descent, enabling improved dialogue and collaboration between these two mechanisms. The Working Group encourages its GE.10-10828 15

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