A/56/228 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 31 July 2001 Original: English Fifty-sixth session Item 129 of the provisional agenda* Elimination of racism and racial discrimination Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Note by the Secretariat** 1. In its resolution 55/83 entitled “Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”, the General Assembly requested the Special Rapporteur to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. 2. In view of the priority to be given to the preparation and the outcome of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to be held at Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 1 September 2001, the Special Rapporteur will present only an oral report on his activities since the last session of the General Assembly and submit a comprehensive report to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-eighth session, in March 2002. __________________ * ** A/56/150. The footnote requested by the General Assembly in resolution 54/248 was not included in the submission. 01-47725 (E) 160801 *0147725*