A/67/326 of measures in the form of self-regulatory initiatives combined with education about racist content on the Internet and the fostering of tolerance could be the most effective way to alleviate the problem (see E/CN.4/2006/18). Moreover, a number of important recommendations were made, which included promoting the use of the Internet to create educational and awareness-raising networks against racism; using the Internet to promote universal respect for human rights and human development; increasing awareness about the possibilities offered by new information technologies; and continually developing tools to promote among civil society, in particular parents, teachers and children, the use of information networks. Several practical measures were proposed, such as the creation of a model anti-racism network for schools, the inclusion of anti-racism messages on websites accessed by young people, training courses for teachers on how to use the Internet, the sharing of good practices, the promotion of digital inclusion, the ethical use of the Internet and the development of critical thinking skills for children (ibid., paras. 37-39). 34. In October 2003, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a new integrated strategy to combat racism, discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, 9 which was developed after a series of studies and consultations on different aspects and forms of racism, xenophobia and discrimination, including the issue of combating racist propaganda in the media, especially in cyberspace. The strategy contains a set of measures to be taken by the organization in response to the potential use of new information and communications technologies, in particular the Internet, to spread racist, intolerant or discriminatory ideas. Specifically, the measures include combating racism and discrimination in cyberspace by enhancing UNESCO awareness-raising efforts to ensure greater respect for ethical rules by media professionals; ensuring more effective application of regulations in this area by relevant authorities; launching campaigns for raising the awareness of political and professional decision makers and mobilizing them against racist propaganda spread via the new information technologies, and creating Internet dialogue and discussion forums on racism in the schools, in view of the increasingly widespread use of the Internet by young people. 35. Besides its work in the area of transnational crime and organized crime, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) addresses cybercrime, including specific computer-related acts involving racism and xenophobia, by various means such as providing technical assistance and training to States to improve national legislation and building the capacity of national authorities to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute such crimes in all their forms. UNODC has carried out an extensive analysis of the interface between crime and the use of the Internet, and is currently undertaking a comprehensive study of the problem of cybercrime and responses to it. 36. The International Telecommunication Union is playing an increasing role in relation to cybersecurity and efforts to combat cybercrime. The fundamental role of ITU, following the World Summit on the Information Society and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference held in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2010, is to build confidence and security in the use of information and communications technologies. In response to the task entrusted to it to take the lead in coordinating international efforts in the field of cybersecurity, ITU launched the Global Cybersecurity Agenda, which is a framework for international cooperation aimed at enhancing global public __________________ 9 12 Available from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001312/131202e.pdf. 12-46982