A/69/318 41. Lastly, the Working Group encouraged the media to represent the diversity of society and play a role in fighting racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance faced by people of African descent. Collaboration with the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 42. The programme of work of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (7 to 17 April 2014) was dedicated to elaborating a programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, drawing from the existing draft programme of action for the Decade as elaborated by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent and the report of the Secretary-General on how to make the International Decade for People of African Descent effective (A/67/879). The Chair of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent participated in the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to introduce the Working Group ’s draft programme of action and follow up on the process to develop a programme of activities for the Decade. Partnership with the United Nations Library at Geneva 43. In partnership with the Working Group and to support the proposal for the International Decade for People of African Descent, the United Nations Library at Geneva organized a special exhibition entitled “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development. A journey through the United Nations Library at Geneva collection”. The exhibition ran from August 2013 to May 2014. 44. The Working Group also organized a talk programme in collaboration with OHCHR and the United Nations Library at Geneva. The talk programme was attended by over 80 representatives of Member States, non-governmental organizations, United Nations officials and media. The Chair, Ms. Verene Shepherd, delivered a lecture entitled “Reparation and the right to development: The case of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)”. Ms. Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga, Vice-President of the Association of Foreign Press in Switzerland and Lichtenstein, presented on the role of the media in promoting access to justice for people of African descent. 45. The United Nations Library at Geneva also launched an online resource guide on people of African descent. 3 The guide provides links to the most relevant United Nations documents (resolutions, reports, declarations and treaties) on people of African descent. It also highlights the library’s collections on the topic — both print and online resources (books, articles, journals and databases). Key websites have also been selected by United Nations Office at Geneva librarians to keep up -to-date on this subject. __________________ 3 14-59293 Available from http://libraryresources.unog.ch/africandescent. 11/22