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reconstruction, peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding, and emphasizing the need to
address persisting barriers to the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1325
(2000) of 31 October 2000,
Emphasizing the importance of recognizing and addressing multiple, aggravated and
intersecting forms of discrimination against persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious
and linguistic minorities and the compounded negative impact on the enjoyment of their
rights,
Emphasizing also the fundamental importance of human rights education, training and
learning, dialogue, including intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and interaction among all
relevant stakeholders and members of society relating to the promotion and protection of the
rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities as an
integral part of the development of society as a whole, including through the sharing of best
practices relating to, inter alia, the promotion of mutual understanding of minority issues, the
management of diversity through the recognition of plural identities and the promotion of
inclusive, just and stable societies and of social cohesion therein,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, 3 his
report on the recommendations of the Forum on Minority Issues at its sixteenth session 4 and
the report submitted by the previous mandate holder to the General Assembly at its seventyeighth session;5
2.
Notes the completion, in December 2023, of the sixteenth session of the Forum
on Minority Issues, on the theme “Minorities and cohesive societies: equality, social
inclusion and socioeconomic participation”, which, through the widespread participation of
stakeholders, provided an important platform for promoting dialogue on that topic, and
encourages States to take into consideration the relevant recommendations of the Forum;
3.
Welcomes the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and
linguistic minorities;6
4.
Commends the Special Rapporteur on minority issues for his work and for the
important role that he has played in raising awareness of and in giving added visibility to the
rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and for
his guiding role in the preparation and work of the Forum on Minority Issues, which
contributes to efforts to improve cooperation among all United Nations mechanisms relating
to the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;
5.
Calls upon States to undertake initiatives to ensure that persons belonging to
national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities are aware of and able to exercise their
rights as set out in the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic,
Religious and Linguistic Minorities and in other international human rights commitments as
well as obligations, and recommends that all measures taken with a view to implementing
the Declaration be, to the fullest extent possible, developed, designed, implemented and
reviewed with the full, effective and equal participation of persons belonging to national or
ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;
6.
Urges States, while bearing in mind the theme of the sixteenth session of the
Forum on Minority Issues and with a view to enhancing the implementation of the
Declaration and to ensuring the full enjoyment of the rights of persons belonging to national
or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, to take appropriate measures by, inter alia:
(a)
Considering ratifying and acceding and adhering to relevant international and
regional human rights instruments that protect and promote the rights of persons belonging
to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;
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A/HRC/55/51.
A/HRC/55/70.
A/78/195.
A/HRC/55/35.
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