A/HRC/23/56 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 2 April 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-third 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 Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mutuma Ruteere Summary Education is central to preventing and combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, given its role in creating new values and attitudes. As a follow-up to his commitment to focus on both prevention and enforcement mechanisms in combating, racism and racial discrimination, the Special Rapporteur has chosen to focus on the role and place of education, a decision reinforced by the Human Rights Council, which has encouraged him to address the role of education to prevent racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in his reports. GE.13-12607