A/RES/62/220 48. Requests the Special Rapporteur to continue giving particular attention to the negative impact of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights by national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, immigrant populations, asylum-seekers and refugees; 49. Invites Member States to demonstrate greater commitment to fighting racism in sport by conducting educational and awareness-raising activities and by strongly condemning the perpetrators of racist incidents, in cooperation with national and international sports organizations; V Convening of the Durban Review Conference 50. Welcomes the report of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference on its organizational session, 10 and underlines that the Preparatory Committee shall, at its first substantive session, in accordance with its decision PC.1/14 of 31 August 2007,2 discuss, inter alia, the organization of the work of the Conference and other matters, including the allocation of funding from the regular budget of the United Nations for the convening of the Conference in 2009; 9F 4H 51. Calls upon Member States that are in a position to do so to offer to host the regional preparatory conferences in their regions, consistent with the objectives of the Durban Review Conference, and to ensure the widest possible participation in those conferences, whose outcomes will contribute to the deliberations of the Preparatory Committee; 52. Requests the Secretary-General to allocate adequate funds from the regular budget of the United Nations for expenses not covered in Preparatory Committee decision PC.1/12 of 31 August 2007,2 to facilitate the participation of all the relevant special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council in the meetings of the Preparatory Committee and the regional preparatory conferences; 5H VI General 53. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session; 54. Decides to remain seized of this important matter at its sixty-third session under an item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”. 79th plenary meeting 22 December 2007 _______________ 10 8 A/62/375.

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