A/60/283 also encouraged its member associations to help circulate this message against racism throughout the world by inviting them to participate in these actions on the ground. 45. UEFA has also stepped up its campaign against racism, which it conducts in close cooperation with Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE). Among the activities carried out, the Special Rapporteur wishes to highlight in particular that an anti-racism guide, published in July 2003, has been distributed to all the national federations, leagues and clubs in Europe and all UEFA referees, match delegates and stadium managers. 46. The Special Rapporteur also welcomes the ninth edition of the Anti-Racist World Cup, which was organized by UEFA and FARE in Montecchio, Italy, in July 2005 and was the first to receive FIFA backing. This tournament is a multicultural event which brings together groups of supporters, immigrants, local communities and anti-racist associations from more than 25 countries for five days of football, music and anti-racist activities. 47. The anti-racist campaign conducted by FIFA and FARE has continued to grow in recent years, as demonstrated by the fact that several national federations have submitted anti-racist programmes, namely the federations of Armenia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, England, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Wales. Three programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are currently being studied. 48. Despite the efforts already made and the success of these initiatives, the Special Rapporteur continues to invite Member States to demonstrate greater commitment to fighting racism in sport, by conducting educational and awarenessraising activities and by very firmly condemning the perpetrators of racist incidents, in cooperation with national and international sporting bodies. 49. The Special Rapporteur continues to be of the view that national and international sporting bodies and the United Nations need to work together more closely. In his report to the sixty-first session of the Commission on Human Rights, he therefore proposed, with regard to football, that, at the initiative of FIFA and the host country, Germany, a highly significant and symbolic event could be organized in conjunction with the United Nations, in particular the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in order to send out a strong message against racism on the occasion of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. To this end, on 1 March 2005, the Special Rapporteur had a meeting in Vienna with the European Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) and with the artist André Heller, who is responsible for organizing special events in connection with the upcoming FIFA World Cup. 50. The Special Rapporteur also reiterates the recommendation contained in his report to the Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/2005/18, para. 48 (g)) in which he invites international sports organizations to take tough measures against the perpetrators of racist incidents. The Special Rapporteur believes that international sports bodies should ask national federations to submit annual reports on racist incidents and the action taken in response to them. The Special Rapporteur again emphasizes the role of civil society organizations, in particular NGOs, in the fight 16