A/54/386 and secondary education. Seventy-seven States replied to this questionnaire and this should make it possible to formulate an international education strategy to combat all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion and belief. Because of the lack of resources allocated to this mandate, the analysis of the replies was delayed and has not been completed. For this reason, the Special Rapporteur this year formulated a plan to finalize this activity by November 2001, the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief. Initially, this plan provides for completion of the study of the replies to the above-mentioned questionnaire and for the formulation of a “preliminary set of conclusions and recommendations”. In a second phase, an international consultative conference would be prepared and held in November 2001 on the content of curricula and textbooks at institutions of primary or basic and secondary education relating to freedom of religion and belief. This conference will examine the results of the questionnaire and will propose an international education strategy to combat all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief, by formulating a joint basic programme of tolerance and non-discrimination which can be transmitted to the relevant United Nations organs in the form of a declaration. The finalization of the plan and its implementation will necessarily require the cooperation of all the intergovernmental organizations, human rights bodies in the United Nations system and nongovernmental organizations. IV. Initiatives of the Commission on Human Rights, States and non-governmental organizations A. Commission on Human Rights 103. This year, the Commission on Human Rights took two initiatives concerning the mandate of the Special Rapporteur: firstly, as regards the World Conference against Racism and, secondly, as regards the question of defamation of religions. 104. As regards the World Conference against Racism, paragraph 63 (c) of resolution 1999/78 entitled “Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance” requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to invite the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance to participate actively in the preparatory process and in the 16 World Conference by initiating studies on action to combat incitement to hatred and religious intolerance. Paragraph 7 of resolution 1999/39 entitled “Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief” invites the Special Rapporteur to contribute effectively to the preparatory process for the World Conference to be held in 2001 by forwarding to the High Commissioner his recommendations on religious intolerance which have a bearing on the World Conference”. It should also be noted that resolution 1999/82 entitled “Defamation of religions” expresses concern at any role in which the print, audiovisual or electronic media or any other means is used to incite acts of violence, xenophobia or related intolerance and discrimination towards Islam and any other religion and called upon the Special Rapporteurs on religious intolerance and on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to take into account the provisions of the resolution when reporting to the Commission on Human Rights. 105. In accordance with the resolutions summarized above, the Special Rapporteur has already recommended the following studies: Image of religious minorities in the media 106. As explained by the Special Rapporteur, in several mission reports (Germany E/CN.4/1998/6/Add.2; United States of America E/CN.4/1999/58/Add.1), the media, and in particular the popular press, all too often portrays matters relating to religion and belief in particular religious minorities, in a grotesque, not to say totally distorted and harmful light. The Special Rapporteur has recommended starting a campaign to develop awareness among the media on the need to publish information that respects the principles of tolerance and non-discrimination. These measures would also make it possible to educate and shape public opinion in accordance with these principles. The study would therefore identify the role of the media in hatred and religious intolerance vis-à-vis religious minorities, their responsibilities and would recommend preventive measures, including action to be taken under the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights advisory services programme. Intolerance against ethno-religious communities: identification and measures 107. The study would identify main factors of intolerance against ethno-religious communities, its manifestations