A/70/309 and protect the rights of people of African descent. It was noted that the theme of the Decade reflected some of the focus areas of the network in implementing the guidance note of the Secretary-General on racial discrimination and protection of minorities, in particular with regard to combating racial discrimination, including in relation to people of African descent. The members of the network agreed to increase collaboration between the Working Group and the networ k to raise awareness and ensure comprehensive and coherent United Nations action during the Decade. In follow-up to the meeting, representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization participated as panellists during the sixteenth session of the Working Group. 24. During its visits to Sweden and Italy, the Working Group actively promoted the Decade, encouraging all stakeholders to take action at the national level. 25. At the Working Group’s sixteenth session, there was a panel discussion on plans for the implementation of the Decade with a focus on development. In addition, the Working Group organized a side event on 30 March to mark the beginning of the Decade as a significant moment in the fight for greater protection of the human rights of people of African descent. 26. Members of the Working Group also conducted promotional activities. In 2015, the Chair delivered statements and participated in a range of events, using the opportunities to raise awareness and call for the implementation of the Decade. The following are some highlights: (a) On 11 February, she participated in Black History Month activities, delivering a presentation on the Decade in Paris in which she emphasiz ed that its objective was to reverse the trend of global racism, Afrophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance against people of African descent; (b) On 21 March, she took part in activities to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, jointly organized by non-governmental organizations and municipal and university authorities in Malmö, Sweden. The discussion focused on how to govern based on non-discrimination and equality between peoples and States in order to combat racism, racial discrimination, Afrophobia, xenophobia, islamophobia and related intolerance; (c) On 26 March, she attended the World Social Forum, held in Tunis, delivering a seminar on the Decade in which she discussed how to build a global network based on the objectives of the Decade; (d) From 9 to 12 April, she participated in an international summit on reparations, held in New York. Participants reviewed the issue of reparations to understand the process for obtaining political recognition of reparations and thereby make a significant political change for millions of people that would allow them to move from being victims to being actors of social transformation; (e) From 21 to 26 April, she took part in a meeting on the Decade organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to inform Afro-Venezuelans about the Decade and mobilize them; (f) Bogota; 6/9 From 19 to 22 May, she attended a meeting on the Decade held in 15-13565