organizations, and non-governmental organizations in consultative relationship concerned, to participate in the observance of the Decade by intensifying and ex­ panding their efforts towards ensuring the rapid eradi­ cation of racism and racial discrimination; 4. Calls upon all Members States to submit every two years to the Economic and Social Council a report on the action taken under the Programme; 5. Requests the Economic and Social Council to assume, with, the assistance of the Secretary-General, responsibility for co-ordinating the Programme and evaluating activities undertaken during the Decade as provided in the Programme; 6. Recommends that the Economic and Social Council should perform these functions in plenary meetings; 7. Requests the Economic and Social Council to report annually to the General Assembly on the im­ plementation of the Programme; 8. Requests the Secretary-General: («) To transmit the Programme to Governments and to the specialized agencies and other intergovern­ mental organizations for such action as they may un­ dertake in order to give effect to the suggestions con­ tained therein; (b) To transmit the Programme and the recom­ mendations on the role of non-governmental organiza­ tions3 to the non-governmental organizations in con­ sultative relationship concerned; (c) To take the necessary measures for the imple­ mentation of those suggestions contained in the Pro­ gramme which fall within the Secretary-General's area of responsibility or which require action by other organs of the United Nations; (d) To serve as a central point from which infor­ mation relating to the implementation of the suggestions contained in the Programme may be obtained; (e) To ensure the closest possible degree of col­ laboration between United Nations bodies and their respective staffs in the work required for the imple­ mentation of the suggestions contained in the Pro­ gramme; 9. Decides to consider this question annually on the 