A/53/269 12. With regard to the field missions undertaken by the Special Rapporteur, the Governments of the United States, Germany and Brazil have sent him information on measures they have taken in implementation of his recommendations (see documents A/52/471, paras. 29-37, and E/CN.4/1998/79, paras. 109-127). 13. The United Kingdom (1995 mission), France (1995 mission) and Kuwait (1996 mission) have not transmitted any information to the Special Rapporteur on implementation of his recommendations. 14. Having visited Europe, North and South America, Africa and the Pacific, the Special Rapporteur plans to visit Asia next year in order to discuss the problems facing the region with the competent authorities and representatives of civil society. D. Cotonou international meeting on all forms of racial discrimination 15. As part of the activities of the Institute for Human Rights and the Promotion of Democracy (“Democracy in daily life”), which he established in his home country (Benin), the Special Rapporteur organized an international meeting of experts on all forms of discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief or any other factors in Africa south of the Sahara in Cotonou on 5 and 6 June 1997, with financial assistance from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The meeting focused on the following subjects: (a) problem areas in the field of discrimination in all its forms in Black Africa; (b) relations between ethnic groups in the Sahel countries; (c) the problems of ethnicity, nationalities and relations between ethnic groups in Central Africa, particularly in the Great Lakes region; (d) discrimination against women and children: the case of Benin (Vidomegons); and (e) relations between the peoples of the Gulf of Benin and members of the non-African communities (Europeans, Lebanese, Syrians, Indians, Pakistanis, etc.). 16. The final report of the meeting is available at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In the context of the forthcoming World Conference on Racism and Xenophobia, meetings of this kind should be organized at the subregional and regional levels in other parts of the world. III. Contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance A. Resurgence of neo-fascism and neo-Nazism 17. Neo-fascism and neo-Nazism are gaining ground in many countries, especially in Europe. This is reflected by the electoral victories of extreme right parties advocating xenophobia, attacks on ethnic, national and religious minorities, and racial or ethnic purity in the countries where they are active. Such is the case in the following countries on which the Special Rapporteur has obtained information: – Australia: the National Party won 23 per cent of the votes in the latest parliamentary elections in Queensland; – Austria: the Liberal Party won 22.6 per cent of the votes and has 41 members of Parliament; 5