A/HRC/18/2 8. Requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session his progress report submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to Assembly resolution 65/36; 9. Encourages the High Commissioner to initiate consultations with various international sporting and other organizations, enabling them to contribute to the struggle against racism and racial discrimination; 10. Invites Member States, the United Nations system and all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, to intensify their efforts in building support for the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in the follow-up to the commemoration of its tenth anniversary; 11. Decides to remain seized of this important issue. 38th meeting 30 September 2011 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 35 to 1, with 10 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay Against: United States of America Abstaining: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Switzerland] 18/28 Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent The Human Rights Council, Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2002/68 of 25 April 2002 and 2003/30 of 23 April 2003, Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Reaffirming the obligations of States under relevant international human rights instruments, in particular the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 2106 (XX) of 21 December 1965, Recalling all previous resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular Council resolution 9/14 of 18 September 2008 on the mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Council, and 5/2, on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the 68 GE.12-17756