Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons
Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and
Linguistic Minorities
A/RES/80/199
Recalling its subsequent resolutions on the effective promotion of the
Declaration and all relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council, including
Council resolutions 52/5 of 3 April 2023, 5 which extended the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on minority issues, as well as 55/15 of 4 April 2024, 6 in which the Council
considered the recommendations of the Forum on Minority Issues at its sixteenth
session, held in December 2023 on the theme “Minorities and cohesive societies:
equality, social inclusion and socioeconomic participation”, 7
Recalling also its resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021, which welcomed, as a
basis for further consideration by Member States, the submission of the report of the
Secretary-General entitled “Our Common Agenda”, 8 including its appeal for action to
strengthen the inclusion of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and
linguistic minorities,
Reaffirming that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging
to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and dialogue between these
minorities and the rest of society, as well as the constructive and inclusive
development of practices and institutional arrangements to accommodate diversity
within societies, contribute to political and social stability and the prevention and
peaceful resolution of conflicts involving the rights of persons belonging to national
or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities,
Stressing the importance of the full, equal and meaningful participation of
persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, including
women, youth and persons with disabilities, and their representatives, at relevant
levels of policymaking and decision-making, including in formal and informal
negotiation settings, such as peace and transition processes,
Reaffirming the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 9 the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development 10
and the Sevilla Commitment adopted at the Fourth International Conference on
Financing for Development, 11 recalling that the Sustainable Development Goals and
targets seek to realize the human rights of all, and stressing the need for Member
States to integrate the 2030 Agenda into their respective national policies and
development frameworks, as appropriate, to promote the effective implementation,
follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, in order to ensure that no one is left behind,
Recognizing that persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic
minorities targeted by racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, in particular women and girls and persons with disabilities, may
experience multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination, which violate their human
rights, and reaffirming the need for comprehensive and effective measures to address
these challenges,
Noting with concern that disregard for the identity of, and discrimination
against, persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities,
as well as their political and socioeconomic marginalization, hate speech and the
denial of the enjoyment of their human rights often precede violence and should
therefore serve as early warning signs of a risk of serious crimes and conflict,
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5
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-eighth Session, Supplement No. 53
(A/78/53), chap. V, sect. A.
6
Ibid., Seventy-ninth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/79/53), chap. IV, sect. A.
7
See A/HRC/55/70.
8
A/75/982.
9
Resolution 70/1.
10
Resolution 69/313, annex.
11
Resolution 79/323, annex.
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