ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Tolerance and Non-Discrimination In association with other international actors, particularly the ECRI, EUMC, the Office of the UN’s UNCERD, and UNOHCHR. High for Commissioner Human Rights (UNOHCHR), Therefore, as a first step, the ODIHR commissioned the mem- development of a Comparative Study on International bers of the Panel also Action against Racism, Xenophobia, anti-Semitism and worked on the devel- Intolerance in the OSCE Region in order to obtain a full opment of a training understanding of the mandate and activities of the module on interna- ECRI, EUMC, and UNCERD/OHCHR. The study explored tional standards and ways in which the ODIHR could assume a role that jurisprudence relat- would not unnecessarily duplicate the work already ing to freedom of re- being done by others but that would build on existing ligion or belief. The efforts. For each organization, the study examines the target participants of the training module, which the definitions used, as well as mandates and structures, ODIHR intends to pilot in 2005, include government of- monitoring and reporting methodology, co-ordination ficials, law-enforcement authorities, field-mission staff, with international organizations and NGOs, and the journalists, NGOs, and religious communities them- challenges facing each of the organizations. The study selves. also considers the role and additional value of the OSCE’s involvement in the area of combating racism, In order to support participating States in implement- xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and intolerance and makes ing their commitments to promote educational pro- recommendations regarding specific areas where the grammes for combating anti-Semitism and to promote ODIHR can complement existing efforts. The study was remembrance of, and education about, the tragedy of presented at the OSCE Conference on Tolerance and the Holocaust, the ODIHR developed a project called the Fight against Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimina- Education on the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism in the tion on 13-14 September in Brussels. In connection with OSCE Area. The outcome of the project will be the de- the study, the ODIHR also conducted report-mapping velopment of a manual for assessing good practices in exercises in order to obtain information on available the area of existing pedagogical approaches to address reports and data for countries in the OSCE area and to anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. In addition to serving prevent duplicating and overlapping requests for in- as a useful guide for educators and policy makers, the formation with other international organizations. manual will also be used as the basis for the developA high-level interagency meeting between the organi- ment of model curricula for the OSCE area. zations was convened on 3 September in Vienna. At the meeting, the study and results of the report-mapping exercises were presented, and several concrete 4. Strengthening co-operation and co-ordination with other organizations recommendations were made about ways to co-ordinate data collection among the different organizations in order to prevent duplicating information requests to participating States. The recommendations from the In planning for, and implementation of, its new roles and responsibilities related to tolerance and non-dis- meeting were presented at the OSCE conference in crimination, it is crucial that the ODIHR assumes a role Brussels. that will not duplicate the work already being done by 67