A/56/253 IV. Report on cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights, United Nations human rights mechanisms, specialized agencies of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations A. 1. Follow-up to Commission on Human Rights initiatives Contribution to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance 131. Pursuant to relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights (resolutions 1999/78, 2000/14 and 2001/5 on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 1999/39 and 2000/33 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and 2001/42 on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance), the Special Rapporteur was invited to participate actively in the preparatory process for the World Conference against Racism, firstly by formulating recommendations concerning religious intolerance that would have a bearing on the Conference and, secondly, by initiating studies. 132. Accordingly, the Special Rapporteur submitted to the Preparatory Committee for the World Conference at is first session (1-5 May 2000) a study entitled “Racial discrimination and religious discrimination: identification and measures”.6 A second study entitled “Racial discrimination, religious intolerance and education”7 was submitted to the Preparatory Committee at its second session (21 May-1 June 2001). In these two studies,8 the Special Rapporteur made concrete and specific recommendations, including in the area of prevention. 133. In its resolution 2001/42, the Commission on Human Rights noted that the Special Rapporteur had undertaken two separate studies on religious discrimination and racism as a valuable input to the preparatory process for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and suggested that his recommendations on religious intolerance which had a bearing on the World Conference be considered during the preparatory process for the World Conference. 134. The Special Rapporteur will also make a contribution at the World Conference itself. It should also be stressed that as agreed with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the conference on school education in relation to freedom of religion and belief, tolerance and non-discrimination will provide follow-up to the Durban Conference. 2. Follow-up to resolutions on defamation 135. In 1999, the Commission on Human Rights, pursuant to its resolution 1999/82 on defamation of religions, expressed deep concern at negative stereotyping of religions and at the fact that Islam was frequently and wrongly associated with human rights violations and with terrorism, emphasizing the role of the media with regard to such phenomena. The Commission on Human Rights accordingly called upon the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance to take into account the 37