Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action A/RES/67/155 the Durban Review Conference, 3 and their follow-up processes at the national, regional and international levels, Recalling its resolution 66/144 of 19 December 2011, in which it encouraged the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to develop a programme of action, including a theme, for adoption by the Human Rights Council, with a view to proclaiming the decade starting in 2013 the Decade for People of African Descent, Taking note of Human Rights Council decision 3/103 of 8 December 2006, 4 by which, heeding the decision and instruction of the World Conference, the Council established the Ad Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards, Underlining the importance of Human Rights Council resolution 6/22 of 28 September 2007, 5 in which the Council deplored the lack of political will to translate the Durban commitments into concrete action and tangible results, Bearing in mind the responsibility and commitments of the Human Rights Council emanating from the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, Reiterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be rejected, together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of separate human races, Convinced that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance manifest themselves in a differentiated manner for women and girls and may be among the factors leading to a deterioration in their living conditions, poverty, violence, multiple forms of discrimination and the limitation or denial of their human rights, and recognizing the need to integrate a gender perspective into relevant policies, strategies and programmes of action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to address multiple forms of discrimination, Underlining the primacy of political will, international cooperation and adequate funding at the national, regional and international levels needed to address all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Stressing the importance of a consistent global effort to inform the public about the contribution that the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action has made in the struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Emphasizing, while acknowledging the primary responsibility of States parties to implement their obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 6 that international cooperation and technical assistance play an important role in assisting countries in the implementation of their obligations under the Convention, _______________ 3 See A/CONF.211/8, chap. I. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/62/53), chap. II, sect. B. 5 Ibid., Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/63/53), chap. I, sect. A. 6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 660, No. 9464. 4 2/13