A/HRC/7/19 page 13 encompass fundamental rights, he hopes that the Agency will continue to give high priority to efforts to combat racism and xenophobia, while at the same time promoting a holistic approach to the fight against all forms of discrimination. 44. The Special Rapporteur likewise welcomes the increased collaboration with OSCE, especially with regard to the issues of religious intolerance and the promotion of tolerance. He took part in the High-Level Conference on Combating Discrimination and Promoting Mutual Respect and Understanding, held in Bucharest on 7 and 8 June 2007. This conference examined the practical measures currently in place to combat intolerance and discrimination. While he stressed that the underlying causes of all forms of defamation of religions were to be found all over the world, he was anxious to identify certain factors specific to Christianophobia, namely, its deep historical roots, the fact that Christianity is seen as a purely Western religion and only in terms of its political and historical manifestations and ramifications, and the impact of proselytism by certain evangelical movements. 45. Lastly, in the field of regional cooperation with civil-society organizations, the Special Rapporteur took part in the Strategic Congress organized by the European Network against Racism (ENAR) in Berlin from 20 to 22 April 2007. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the commitment and vigilance of ENAR, which is a network of more than 600 NGOs working to combat discrimination in the EU, and wishes to enhance his cooperation with it, especially with regard to scheduling meetings with civil society during visits to EU countries, organizing follow-up to his visits and the implementation of his recommendations. III. CONTEMPORARY MANIFESTATIONS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE 46. In this section the Special Rapporteur wishes to draw the Council’s attention to what he deems to be particularly alarming manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia. He considers that these manifestations are of crucial importance and should be discussed in depth in the context of the Durban Review Conference and, especially at the regional preparatory conferences. A. Political programmes which incite or encourage racial discrimination 47. The question of political programmes which incite or encourage racial discrimination has been dealt with by the Special Rapporteur throughout his term of office, notably in several reports he was instructed to present to the Commission on Human Rights,6 the General Assembly7 and the Human Rights Council.8 6 E/CN.4/2004/61 and E/CN.4/2006/54. 7 A/59/330. 8 A/HRC/5/10.