A/RES/56/268 Deeply alarmed at the persistence and resurgence of these phenomena, and stating that they can never be justified in any instance or under any circumstances, Noting with concern the widening misuse by such groups and organizations of the opportunities provided by scientific and technological progress, including the Internet, to promote racist and xenophobic propaganda aimed at inciting racial hatred and to collect funds to sustain violent campaigns against multi-ethnic societies throughout the world, Noting that the use of such technologies can also contribute to combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Expressing serious concern at the rise in many parts of the world of doctrines of superiority and violent nationalist ideologies which are based on racial discrimination or ethnic exclusiveness and xenophobia, Particularly alarmed at the rise of such ideas in political circles, in the sphere of public opinion and in society at large, Recognizing the important role relevant regional bodies, including regional associations of national human rights institutions, can play in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and the key role they can play in monitoring and raising awareness about intolerance and discrimination at the regional level, and reaffirming support for such bodies where they exist, and encouraging their establishment, Recalling its resolutions 2331 (XXII) of 18 December 1967, 2545 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969, 35/200 of 15 December 1980, 36/162 of 16 December 1981, 37/179 of 17 December 1982, 38/99 of 16 December 1983, 39/114 of 14 December 1984, 41/160 of 4 December 1986, 43/150 of 8 December 1988 and, in particular, resolution 55/82 of 4 December 2000, Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1983/28 of 7 March 1983, 1 1984/42 of 12 March 1984, 2 1985/31 of 13 March 1985, 3 1986/61 of 13 March 1986, 4 1988/63 of 10 March 1988 5 and 1990/46 of 6 March 1990, 6 and taking note of Commission resolutions 2001/5 and 2001/43 of 18 and 23 April 2001, 7 Taking into consideration the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to the Commission on Human Rights, 8 _______________ 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A. 2 Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A. 3 Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A. 4 Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A. 5 Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A. 6 Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A. 7 Ibid., 2001, Supplement No. 3 (E/2001/23), chap. II, sect. A. 8 E/CN.4/2001/21 and Corr.1. 2