This report gives comprehensive and comparable data about the extent of prejudice and discrimination against the main target groups in eight selected European countries. This representative data, based on the findings of a research project on group-focused enmity in Europe (GFE Europe) initiated by the University of Bielefeld, gives access to analyse the differences between countries and discover what they have in common.

This article analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 19 December.

Ólöf Thorhildur ÓLAFSDÓTTIR, Director of Education and Languages at the Council of Europe gave a key presentation at the International Symposium on Interculturalism taking place in Montreal earlier this year. In her paper she refers to a number of instruments prepared by the Council of Europe in the fields of education and intercultural understanding.

This second annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children is submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with its resolution 65/197. It is guided by the report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children and builds upon the vision and the priority areas identified by the Special Representative in her initial report.

The manual outlines a six-day workshop which aims at providing human rights educators with the necessary tools for planning, designing, and conducting effective training-of-trainers (TOT) workshops. The manual has been designed for use by both facilitators and participants. Facilitators will use the manual to prepare and conduct the workshop. Participants will use the manual as a reference tool both during and after the workshop.