UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/10/66 24 February 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth session Agenda item 9 RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE, FOLLOW-UP TO AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DURBAN DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its eighth session* (Geneva, 12 January-16 January 2009) Chairperson-Rapporteur: Mr. Joe Frans Summary At its eighth session, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent reviewed the themes that it had discussed in previous sessions in order to identify gaps and topics that deserve revisiting. It also identified new themes that it will include in future sessions, all with a view to developing its work plan for the period 2009-2011. Similarly, it discussed the subjects of country visits by the Working Group and its continued engagement with the Durban Review process. It also held a thematic discussion on the situation of children of African descent. * Late submission. The present document was not formally edited before being sent to the United Nations translation services. GE.09-11588 (E) 060309