A/HRC/19/77 sport, including tolerance, and the persistence of racist and discriminatory behaviour on the ground. She also reported on the work done by the Council of Europe and its mechanisms, especially the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance), in collaboration with the European Union to combat racism and discrimination in sport. In this regard she stressed that standard-setting, monitoring and awareness-raising initiatives remained the main activities of the Council of Europe. She also referred to, inter alia, general policy recommendation no. 12 on combating racism and racial discrimination in the field of sport of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance. On the issue of the media, she underlined the important role they could play in fighting against racism in sport. In this regard, she referred to initiatives adopted by the media, including the “White paper on sport”, “Speak out against discrimination” and “Media against racism in sport” campaigns. 66. The representative of the European Union referred to a study by the Fundamental Rights Agency and provided some examples of action taken by the European Union with regard to the role of sport in combating all forms of discrimination, underlining article 165 of the European Union treaties, which provided for measures for the promotion of fairness and openness in sport, in cooperation with third countries and relevant international organizations. 67. The representative of the Russian Federation stressed the importance for his Government of making sport a tool to promote peace, equality and mutual respect. He referred to Government educational programmes promoting tolerance for civil servants working in the field of sport and for young people. VII. Role of education in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 68. The Chairperson welcomed the panellists and pointed out the key role played by education in social cohesion and a multicultural society without racism and racial discrimination. He underlined the importance of education to prepare children to evolve in society and of fighting social exclusion by promoting solidarity and tolerance. Bearing in mind that education was a relevant tool to promote equality and social justice, the Chairperson stressed the need to encourage educational system and training integrating values to fight all forms of discrimination. 69. The Director of Programme of Community Tampa Bay, Ms. Estevez, stated that education had a key role in the fight against discrimination, because it influenced peoples’ behaviour and vision. She described the Anytown programme, which was a means to promote intercultural dialogue between people of different cultural and national backgrounds. 70. The Chief of the History and Memory for Dialogue Section at UNESCO, Mr. Iye, described the actions undertaken by UNESCO against racism, for example, its commitment to mobilize expertise and establish international instruments to combat racist theories as well as discrimination in education. Its most relevant instruments included the Convention against Discrimination in Education and the Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice. He also pointed out that several recommendations made in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action were addressed to UNESCO and reaffirmed his Organization’s commitment to respond to them. He underlined in this regard the adoption in 2003 of the Integrated Strategy to Combat Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Intolerance. Mr. Iye informed the Working Group on the educational part of the Slave Route Project, which aimed to contribute to a better understanding of the causes, forms of operation, issues and consequences of slavery in the world. 11