Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities A/RES/80/199 Expressing concern at the frequency and severity of disputes and conflicts affecting persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities in many countries and their often tragic consequences, and that such persons, especially women and girls, often suffer disproportionately from the effects of conflicts resulting in the violation or abuse of their human rights, and are particularly vulnerable to forced displacement through, inter alia, population transfers, revocation of previously held identity documents, refugee flows and forced relocation, Recognizing that developments in certain territories or regions linked to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities may trigger acts of violence and discrimination specifically targeting persons belonging to the same minorities elsewhere, Emphasizing the importance of constitutional and legal frameworks, the rule of law and equal access to justice for all without any discrimination based on language, ethnicity, origin, religion or belief as the basis for the protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, Emphasizing also the need for reinforced efforts to realize the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, including by addressing economic and social conditions and marginalization, as well as to end any type of discrimination against them, including by addressing multiple, aggravated and intersecting forms of discrimination, Taking note in this regard of the publication entitled Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation, 12 and noting the publication of the Guidance Note on Intersectionality, Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities prepared by the United Nations network on racial discrimination and protection of minorities, 13 Recognizing that a vast majority of stateless persons are persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and in this regard emphasizing the need for birth registration, civil registration and national identification documents to be provided without discrimination on any grounds, in particular race, ethnicity, religion and language, in line with the 2030 Agenda, especially the target aimed at providing a legal identity for all, Emphasizing further the fundamental importance of human rights education, training and learning as well as of dialogue, including intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and interaction among all relevant stakeholders and members of society on the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, Recognizing the importance of realizing the right to education for all and, wherever possible, of providing persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities with quality educational and other opportunities to learn their own language or to have instruction in their own language, Emphasizing the important role that national institutions can play in the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and acknowledging the role that the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other relevant organizations, and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, play in this regard by, inter alia, promoting the implementation of the Declaration, _______________ 12 13 25-20951 Available at www.ohchr.org/en/minorities/minority-rights-equality-and-anti‑discrimination-law. Available at www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/minorities/30th-anniversary/202209-22/GuidanceNoteonIntersectionality.pdf. 3/9