A/64/271 66. The establishment of an effective system of early warning is absolutely essential against the crime of genocide. It allows for the identification of situations which might become genocidal and provides a sense of the measures needed to counter the problems. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur would like to reaffirm its willingness to collaborate with the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. 67. In order to provide effective protection to individuals around the world being at risk of violations of civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights on the grounds of systems based on inherited status, the Special Rapporteur would like to encourage an international recognition that discrimination on the grounds of descent constitutes a form of racial discrimination prohibited by the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 16 09-45097