E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.2 page 28 Youth groups 19. The municipal council's interdepartmental immediate action programme entitled “Youth with a future” deals with the problems of young people and can be considered as a preventive measure against animosity towards foreigners. 20. Noteworthy achievements: Extension of the opening hours of youth centres during weekends and school holidays; Utilization of schools for spare time activities; Continuation and development of “street workers' programmes” (there are 17 teams working in the western districts of the city and 5 in the eastern districts); Support through preventive measures in sport: for example, a project addressed to football fans and another concerning sports and backing for young people's sports clubs (in particular at Lichtenberg). 21. The following projects of the social affairs department of the municipal council (through which the Office of the Commissioner for Aliens operates) are of especial importance in the fight against racism and animosity towards foreigners: The cultural workshop, located in Weissmannstrasse, creates possibilities of intercultural encounters, particularly for young people; The programme “Youth with a future”. 22. The tasks of the project “For non-violent intercultural understanding” are as follows: Counselling and documentation on various cases of ethnic discrimination; Discussions and arbitration in conflict situations; Discussions with the public authorities responsible for housing, owners of discothèques, employers and competent representatives of the Berlin public services on the possibilities for dealing with conflicts, stress being laid on equality of treatment for non-Germans and ethnic minorities; Assistance in the organization and guidance as to the content of the project “Youth against violence”; “Training courses to combat discrimination and violence” designed for young delinquents and outreach workers; Aid to the “Independent interdepartmental board for the prevention and suppression of violence in Berlin”;