Effective Promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 119bHuman rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 1995–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/199

2025A/RES/80/199Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic MinoritiesLatestCompare with previous version
2023A/RES/78/211Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic MinoritiesCompare with previous version
2022A/RES/76/168Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic MinoritiesCompare with previous version
2020A/RES/74/165Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic MinoritiesCompare with previous version
2018A/RES/72/184Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic MinoritiesCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

17 topics

Consultations Coordination Within UN System Cultural Property Protection Declarations Dispute Settlement Ethnic and Racial Groups Experts Historic Sites and Monuments Human Rights Human Rights Institutions Inter-Agency Cooperation International Obligations Laws and Regulations Minorities Popular Participation Tolerance Treaty-Monitoring Bodies

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2003.

2003A/58/255Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

17 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

Recognizes that respect for human rights and the promotion of understanding and tolerance by Governments as well as between and among minorities are central to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities;

Reaffirms the obligation of States to ensure that persons belonging to minorities may exercise fully and effectively all human rights and fundamental freedoms without any discrimination and in full equality before the law, in accordance with the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, and as emphasized at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held at Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001;

Urges States and the international community to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as set out in the Declaration, including through the provision of adequate education and the facilitation of their participation in all aspects of the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of society and in the economic progress and development of their country, and to apply a gender perspective while doing so;

Calls upon States to give special attention to the promotion and protection of the human rights of children, girls as well as boys, belonging to minorities;

Urges States to take, as appropriate, all necessary constitutional, legislative, administrative and other measures to promote and give effect to the Declaration, and appeals to States to cooperate bilaterally and multilaterally, in accordance with the Declaration, in order to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;

Calls upon States to take all appropriate measures to protect the cultural and religious sites of national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;

Calls upon the Secretary-General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities;

Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote, within her mandate, the implementation of the Declaration and to continue to engage in a dialogue with Governments for that purpose, and in this regard draws attention to the work on the United Nations Guide for Minorities;

Requests the High Commissioner to continue her efforts to improve the coordination and cooperation among United Nations programmes and agencies on activities related to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities and to take the work of relevant regional organizations active in the field of human rights into account in her endeavours;

Welcomes the inter-agency consultation of the High Commissioner with United Nations programmes and agencies on minority issues, and calls upon those programmes and agencies to contribute actively to this process;

Invites the human rights treaty bodies, when considering reports submitted by States parties, as well as the reports of special representatives, special rapporteurs and working groups of the Commission on Human Rights, to continue to give attention, within their respective mandates, to situations and rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;

Encourages intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to continue to contribute to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;

Calls upon the Working Group on Minorities of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights to implement further its mandate with the involvement of a wide range of participants;

Invites the High Commissioner to seek voluntary contributions to facilitate the effective participation, including through training seminars, in the work of the Working Group on Minorities of representatives of non-governmental organizations and persons belonging to minorities, in particular those from developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution, and to continue to include examples of good practices in the field of education and of the effective participation of minorities in decision-making processes;

Decides to continue consideration of this question at its fifty-eighth session under the item entitled “Human rights questions”.

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