A/57/204 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 11 July 2002 English Original: French Fifty-seventh session Item 109 of the preliminary list* Elimination of racism and racial discrimination Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Note by the Secretary-General** The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance prepared by Mr. Maurice Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 56/267 of 27 March 2002. Summary The present report is submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 56/267, entitled “Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”. In it, the Special Rapporteur highlights the factors which have adversely affected the functioning of the special procedures in general and of his mandate in particular, especially the inhospitable climate with which human rights promotion and protection have had to contend since the tragic events of 11 September 2001, the uncertainty about the end of the present Special Rapporteur’s mandate and the new conference service rules governing the submission of reports. * A/57/70/Rev.1. ** This report was finalized in Geneva and forwarded to General Assembly Affairs before the deadline of 2 July 2002. The time taken for express transmission accounts for any delay. 02-47803 (E) 190802 *0247803* 190802