A/HRC/53/60 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 May 2023 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-third session 19 June–14 July 2023 Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Strategic vision and initial priorities Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Ashwini K.P.* Summary The present report outlines the strategic vision and initial priorities of Ashwini K.P., who was appointed by the Human Rights Council in October 2022, during its fifty-first session, as the sixth Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The report provides a summary of the activities undertaken by the mandate holders to date, a description of the scope of the mandate and an analysis of the provisions within international law upon which the Special Rapporteur intends to ground the fulfilment of her mandate. In the report, she sets out the methods of work to which she intends to adhere and outlines initial priority areas relating to her approach to the mandate and to thematic topics. Finally, the Special Rapporteur offers conclusions and targeted recommendations on the ways in which the States Members of the United Nations and other stakeholders can cooperate in the fulfilment of her mandate. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.23-09089(E)