A/HRC/RES/36/24 10. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his capacity as coordinator of the Decade, to submit an oral update on his activities in followup to the implementation of the programme of activities within the framework of the Decade to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session; 11. Welcomes the intention of the African Union to convene a consultative group for the project to establish at the United Nations Office at Geneva a memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, and invites Member States and all other actors to lend their support to the initiative; 12. Requests the High Commissioner to prioritize the issue of preventing and combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in the work of the Office of the High Commissioner; 13. Decides to remain seized of this important issue. 42nd meeting 29 September 2017 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 5, with 10 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Against: Albania, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Belgium, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Slovenia] 3