A/69/340 ensure that legislation aimed at preventing and sanctioning racist offences in sports is effectively implemented. With regard to educational measures, it is recommended that member States promote cooperation among all relevant stakeholders, namely police, sports clubs, the media, sponsors and supporter s’ organizations, and with these actors, build national coalitions against racism in sport. 42. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, an agency founded to provide expert advice on human rights issues and policy to the institutions of the European Union and its member States, implemented an extensive research programme on racism and related intolerance in Europe, having published a comparative report on the situation of racism, ethnic discrimination and exclusion of migrants and minorities in sports in its member States in 2010. 34 Among the suggestions put forward in the report are the strengthening of the European framework in the prevention of racist incidents in sports; educational and awareness-raising activities, in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders; and, in particular, initiatives aimed at increasing the participation in sports of women and girls from ethnic minorities. Furthermore, national and local authorities are encouraged to develop effective monitoring systems for racist inci dents, and to maximize the potential role of national human rights institutions in providing support to victims. Highlighted in the report is the need for sports governing bodies to implement effective anti-racist measures in accordance with the human rights framework developed by the European Union. 43. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) addressed the issue of racism in sport in 2012 when, in April, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights organized the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Combating Racism, Intolerance and Discrimination in Society through Sport in Vienna. As described in its report, 35 participants in the meeting, which was attended by representatives of member States, international organization s and civil society, discussed the contemporary manifestations of racism, intolerance and discrimination, the monitoring and response mechanisms available at the national and international levels to prevent racist incidents, and the role of sport in the promotion of integration and equality in society. OSCE recommended that participating States encourage partnerships between national and local authorities and civil society to tackle discrimination. It also recommended that participating States increase financial support for programmes, including in sports, which foster diversity and combat discrimination. 44. The African Union has undertaken initiatives to reform and improve its mechanisms for enhancing the positive social impact of sports activities in Afri ca. Following the dissolution of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa in 2012, the Executive Council of the African Union established a new architecture for sports to promote sport as a fundamental right to be enjoyed by all, and to ensure the discussion of such key issues as social development through sport and the participation of women in sports. 36 The issue of racism in sports was also addressed __________________ 34 35 36 14/21 See European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Racism, Ethnic Discrimination and Exclusion of Migrants and Minorities in Sport: A Comparative Overview of the Situation in the European Union (Vienna, October 2010). Available from http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ fra_uploads/1207-Report-racism-sport_EN.pdf. PC.SHDM.GAL/5/12, available from http://www.osce.org/odihr/91015. See http://sa.au.int/en/sites/default/files/CAMS4%20ASA%20REPORTAFTER%20DIR%20 INPUT_29-09-2011_MS%20%20%20%20%20%20_0.pdf (accessed 21 July 2014. 14-59616