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, _______________ 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. 2/9 25-20951