A/68/333 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/155 of 20 December 2012 on global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (see A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1). The Assembly requested the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, within his mandate, 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. 2. In section II, the Special Rapporteur refers to the activities he has undertaken since his last reports to the General Assembly. 3. In section III he examines the intersection between discrimination and poverty, building upon the reports of his predecessor, which examined the overlap between class and race or ethnicity and their intersection with poverty. 1 The continuing socioeconomic vulnerability of minorities is frequently the result of historical legacies, such as the impact of slavery and colonization, and systems of inherited status and formalized and State-sponsored discrimination that for a long time were in place in many parts of the world. These historically created imbalances continue to profoundly affect groups that are discriminated against. The former Special Rapporteur highlighted the fact that a number of concrete measures are needed to address the disproportional levels of poverty which affect members of minorities. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur discusses the manifestations of poverty and racism in the areas of economic and social rights such as education, adequate housing, and health care, other rights affected in the link between racism and poverty, including the right to work in just conditions, social security, food and water. He then provides an overview of the different groups victims of discrimination that are affected by poverty and racism and underlines some examples of positive measures taken to prevent poverty and discrimination. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur A. Country visits 4. The Special Rapporteur would like to thank the Government of Mauritania, which has accepted his request for a follow-up visit. He hopes to undertake it in September 2013. The Special Rapporteur is also awaiting confirmation for a visit to South Africa, which he also hopes to undertake by the end of 2013. The Special Rapporteur also thanks the Government of Greece for having invited him to visit at the end of the first semester of 2014. 5. From 4 to 10 September 2012, the Special Rapporteur visited the Plurinational State of Bolivia. He expresses his sincere gratitude to the Government for its full cooperation and openness in the preparation and conduct of his visit. From 21 to 28 January 2013, the Special Rapporteur visited Spain. He is very grateful to the Government of Spain for its cooperation in the preparation and conduct of his visit. __________________ 1 13-43133 A/HRC/11/36 and A/64/271. 3/22