E/CN.4/2002/24/Add.1 page 3 The Special Rapporteur has therefore made the following recommendations in a humble attempt to pave the way for a coming-together of the various protagonists: 1. The policy of multiculturalism should be widely discussed and defined by a broad consensus. In order to reduce if not eliminate the superiority and inferiority complexes which underlie relations between the Aboriginals and the mainly English-speaking heirs of European culture, the policy should be based on recognition of the right to difference and to cultural identity, with broad communication between one culture and another. Inspiration should be drawn from UNESCO’s declarations and programmes on cultural identity, cultural diversity and multiculturalism; thus, through education, there will be a breakthrough in the present situation, in which the various communities and peoples lead parallel lives while continuing to ignore one another. The Special Rapporteur therefore recommends that the Australian Government should review its policy of multiculturalism, in order to turn it into a channel for the dynamic and harmonious transformation of national society, through education at all levels; 2. The process of reconciliation should be given fresh impetus, taking greater account of the positions of the representatives of the Indigenous peoples; 3. The Native Title Act should be amended in the light of the proposals already made by the Aboriginals in order to enable them to extricate themselves from the extreme poverty afflicting them in their daily lives; 4. Since sport, and Australian football in particular, are activities which bring the various components of the Australian population together, and are a potential vehicle for tolerance and respect between individuals, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Australian Football Association should initiate a broad campaign against racism and racial discrimination aimed at spectators. This campaign might be modelled on the “Lets kick racism out of football” campaign initiated in the United Kingdom in 1993 by the Commission for Racial Equality and the Professional Footballers’ Association; 5. Subsidies should be made available to the Alice Springs Aboriginal Development Institute so that the university can be built; 6. The state and territory legislation on the recognition of qualifications should be uniform, and diplomas issued by more overseas universities should be recognized; 7. Australia should accede to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 8. The government of the State of Queensland should accelerate compensation procedures for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders whose wages have been withheld since 1897, through the implementation of the measures for the protection of these peoples;