A/HRC/4/19 page 11 The Special Rapporteur also proposed that the Committee invite him to attend meetings at which the Committee considers the reports on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by States parties that he has visited and on which he has submitted a report, with a view to evaluating the situation of racism as well as follow-up to his recommendations. 21. The Special Rapporteur also increased his cooperation with the Anti-Discrimination Unit of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by participating in the following activities: the regional workshop for the Americas entitled “Strategies for the inclusion of people of African descent in programmes to reduce poverty, especially to achieve Millennium Development Goal No. 1”, which was held in Chincha, Peru, from 2 to 4 November 2005, the main objective of which was to devise strategies that involved people of African descent in the development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of poverty-reduction programmes, in particular with the view of attaining Millennium Goal No. 1 for development, as well as finalizing the strategic documents of the campaign against poverty; the thematic debate on the topic of “Globalization and racism”, held during the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which was held on 16 and 17 January 2006; discussion on the theme of “Fighting everyday racism”, held in Geneva on 21 March 2006 to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur and the Anti-Discrimination Unit cooperated closely on the organization of a seminar on political platforms which incite racial discrimination, held in Brasilia on 29 July 2006 on the Special Rapporteur’s initiative. Resurgence of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia 22. The Special Rapporteur has made a number of statements concerning the resurgence of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia, and has analysed their historical and cultural depth. To this end, he participated in the conference entitled “Living Together - The European Coalition of Cities Against Racism” organized by UNESCO and the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 23 to 25 September 2005, and in the Conference of the Fund for Projects against Racism and for Human Rights entitled “Against Racism, for Human Rights: the Commitment of the Confederation: Assessment and Outlook”, held by the Swiss Government in Bern on 15 November 2005. He also gave a presentation, at the invitation of the German Institute for Human Rights, entitled “United Nations mechanisms to combat racism: lessons learned and challenges ahead”, in Berlin on 22 November 2005. 23. The Special Rapporteur also participated in the conference entitled “Racism, Xenophobia and the Media: towards respect and understanding of all religions and cultures”, held in Vienna from 22 to 23 May 2006, by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Commission and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, under the auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the European Union. 24. The Special Rapporteur also gave close attention to the discrimination suffered by people of African descent and indigenous Amerindian populations. With Mr. Lilian Thuram, a member of the French football team who is particularly active in efforts to combat racism,