A/58/313 Summary The present report is being submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 57/195 on the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. In this report, the Special Rapporteur reviews the activities in which he participated in the context of the follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa. In particular, he took part in the deliberations of the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on Human Rights in March 2003, where he introduced his reports as yet another concrete and objective illustration of the international community’s commitment to the fight against the troubling resurgence of the scourges of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia in all parts of the world. The Special Rapporteur also participated in a series of highly instructive meetings, seminars and workshops organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. These included the regional African consultation on the topic “Africa in the face of the scourges of racism, discrimination and xenophobia: visions and strategies for effective follow-up to the Durban Conference”, held in Dakar from 13 to 15 February 2003; the European regional consultation on the topic “Combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance in Europe”, held in Moscow on 20 and 21 March 2003; the international expert seminar on the topic “Renewing the struggle against racism, racial discrimination and intolerance”, held in Osaka, Japan, on 4 and 5 June 2003; the workshop on the topic “Elaboration of a guide for combating racism and promoting tolerance”, held in Paris at UNESCO headquarters on 19 and 20 February 2003; and the Regional Workshop on Strategies for the Adoption and Implementation of Affirmative Action Policies for Populations of African Descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Montevideo from 7 to 9 May 2003. On 18 March 2003, on his initiative, the Special Rapporteur also engaged in a very fruitful exchange of views with members of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. He stressed the complementarity between his mandate and the Committee’s activities. It was agreed that regular exchanges of information would be systematically organized between the two mechanisms, in particular with regard to the complementarity between the Special Rapporteur’s visits and reports submitted to the Committee by the countries concerned, and that periodic meetings would be held to determine joint and effective action, particularly in emergency situations. As for field missions, the Special Rapporteur went on a regional mission to Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago from 12 to 26 July 2003. His preliminary findings on the inter-ethnic relations in these countries are outlined in this report. He plans to visit Canada (15 to 26 September 2003), Colombia (29 September to 10 October 2003) and Côte d’Ivoire sometime in October 2003, on dates to be determined with the Ivorian authorities. With regard to contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the report states that the Internet continues to be 2