A/HRC/21/60 78. Ms. Najcevska mentioned the proposals that respondents to the questionnaire had made for the Decade, which included a world summit on people of African descent. She also mentioned the positive measures adopted by some States, including the recognition of people of African descent in constitutions and the adoption of national laws that promoted racial equality; the creation of special bodies to combat discrimination; strategies to encourage better participation of stakeholders, academia and experts on the topic; support to national programmes to eliminate racial discrimination and racism; and the promotion of African studies to acknowledge people of African descent’s heritage and contributions. 79. Ms. Najcevska continued with a second presentation about the Programme of Action for the Decade focusing on the target groups and the structure for coordination and implementation of the Decade. In terms of the target groups she stressed that the Decade should be perceived as an international initiative which brought together United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, States, inter-governmental organizations, relevant nongovernmental organizations and people of African descent. The activities should bring the objectives of the Decade to as wide an audience as possible including through campaigns, awareness-raising and through formal and non-formal education. Special emphasis would be given to women, children and young people, and migrants of African descent as well as to those living in extreme poverty and in conflict with the law. 80. Ms. Najcevska noted that special attention would be given to training relevant actors including police, justice officials, teachers, Government officials and the media. Schools, universities and other educational institutions would also be a point of focus for ensuring that the history and contributions of people of African descent be taught. Civil society should be encouraged to develop non-formal programmes in the framework of the Decade. She stressed that the international community, particularly the United Nations, should give high priority to programmes to combat racial discrimination, intensifying their efforts in the framework of the Decade and providing assistance to Governments and other actors. People of African descent should be involved in these processes throughout the Decade. 81. In terms of the coordination of the Decade, Ms. Najcevska stated that the General Assembly should charge the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a coordinating role for the implementation of the Programme of Action and evaluating its activities with the support of a specially designed body. She suggested several steps to strengthen the Decade, including an inter-agency meeting with the Working Group and coordination of activities by the High Commissioner. At the national level, she suggested that national focal points to develop national action plans should be appointed to channel regional and international recommendations and to support grass-roots initiatives. States should establish resource centres and international initiatives should support national activities. Ms. Najcevska concluded that clear identification and division of responsibilities was crucial to achieve the complex goals of the Decade. 82. During the interactive dialogue it was pointed out that the Programme of Action must be consistent with existing human rights texts related to the topic, particularly with the consensual language of the DDPA. There was also agreement on the importance of addressing the issue of discrimination in the administration of justice, including measures against racial profiling and impunity for racist crimes as priorities. The issue of PanAfricanism was also raised as one that should be present in the discussions. The need to analyse some aspects of the Programme of Action according to the context of each country was pointed out. 83. Mr. Murillo mentioned the International Year as a critical reference point for the Decade. He pointed out that the Programme of Action should aim for realistic goals and stressed the importance of using language from the DDPA adopted by consensus. 16