A/RES/52/111 Page 6 (c) To increase the level of awareness about the scourges of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (d) To formulate concrete recommendations on ways to increase the effectiveness of the activities and mechanisms of the United Nations through programmes aimed at combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (e) To review the political, historical, economic, social, cultural and other factors leading to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (f) To formulate concrete recommendations to further action-oriented national, regional and international measures to combat all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; (g) To draw up concrete recommendations for ensuring that the United Nations has the financial and other necessary resources for its actions to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 29. Also decides: (a) That the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will be convened not later than the year 2001; (b) That, when the agenda of the World Conference is decided upon, inter alia, the need to address in a comprehensive manner all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related contemporary forms of intolerance will be taken into consideration; (c) That the World Conference will be action-oriented and focus on practical measures to eradicate racism, including measures of prevention, education and protection and the provision of effective remedies, taking into full consideration the existing human rights instruments; (d) That the Commission on Human Rights will act as the preparatory committee for the World Conference and that its deliberations should be open-ended, allowing for the full participation of all States Members of the United Nations, members of the specialized agencies and observers, in accordance with established practice; 30. Requests Governments, the specialized agencies, other international organizations, concerned United Nations bodies, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and other human rights mechanisms to assist the preparatory committee, to undertake reviews, to submit recommendations concerning the World Conference and the preparations therefor to the preparatory committee through the Secretary-General and to participate actively in the World Conference; 31. Stresses the importance of systematically taking a gender perspective into account throughout the preparations for and in the outcome of the World Conference; /...