A/71/254
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita
Izsàk-Ndiaye
Summary
The present report addresses the human rights of persons belonging to national
or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, where they find themselves in situations
of humanitarian crises, such as conflict, or disasters brought about by natural or man made hazards.
The impact of humanitarian crises often disproportionately affect minority
communities owing to their distinct identity, geographical location, poverty,
discrimination or other unique circumstances.
This report seeks to explore some of the underlying conditions of those
disproportional impacts. First, the Special Rapporteur investigates how minorities are
more likely to be affected by humanitarian crises or disasters. Secondly, she looks at
the specific challenges or discrimination that minorities may face during or after
potential displacement or disruption owing to a humanitarian crisis or disaster, even
when the trigger of that displacement or changed situation is not directly linked to
their affiliation to that minority group.
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