The present report outlines the strategic vision and initial priorities of Ashwini K.P., who was appointed by the Human Rights Council in October 2022, during its fifty-first session, as the sixth Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The report provides a summary of the activities undertaken by the mandate holders to date, a description of the scope of the mandate and an analysis of the provisions within international law upon which the Special Rapporteur intends to ground the fulfilment of her mandate. In the report, she sets out the methods of work to which she intends to adhere and outlines initial priority areas relating to her approach to the mandate and to thematic topics. Finally, the Special Rapporteur offers conclusions and targeted recommendations on the ways in which the States Members of the United Nations and other stakeholders can cooperate in the fulfilment of her mandate.