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 77. Acknowledges the guidance and leadership role of the Human Rights Council, encourages it to continue overseeing the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide the Council with all the support necessary for it to achieve its objectives in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; V Follow-up activities 78. Reiterates its recommendation that future meetings of the Human Rights Council and its relevant mechanisms focusing on the follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action be scheduled in a manner that allows broad participation and avoids overlap with the meetings devoted to the consideration of this item in the General Assembly; 79. Requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with Member States, relevant United Nations programmes and organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to launch an informal consultative preparatory process for the proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, with a view to proclaiming the International Decade in 2013, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Assembly before the end of its sixty-seventh session on the practical steps to be taken to make the International Decade effective; 80. Commends the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent for its work during its tenth session, 16 and invites its Chair to participate in the proclamation of the International Decade and to report to and engage in an interactive dialogue with the General Assembly in that respect, under the item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”, at its sixty-eighth session; 81. Decides to remain seized of this important matter at its sixty-eighth session under the item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”. 60th plenary meeting 20 December 2012 _______________ 16 See A/HRC/18/45. 13/13