UNITED NATIONS • Forum on Minority Issues 58. International financial institutions are urged to invest in research to analyse the participation of minorities in economic life. Particular attention could be given to measuring the impact on domestic economic growth of minority exclusion from labour markets and private enterprise, and analysing the impact of economic crises on minorities and approaches to accommodating different development priorities expressed by minority groups. 59. Bilateral and multilateral trade and investment agreements should not restrict the ability of Governments to adopt affirmative action and other special measures aimed at ensuring non-discrimination and full participation of minorities in economic life. The ability of Governments to use a combination of trade and investment policy tolls necessary for them to promote the full participation of minorities in their economies should be supported. Market access by minorities should be monitored to ensure non-discrimination and the adoption of special measures where necessary. The impact of trade policies on minorities should be monitored. G. United Nations agencies and other bilateral and multilateral development agencies 60. Development agencies should work closely with Governments to identify and remedy the root causes of discrimination against minorities that result in economic and social exclusion. All country strategies should reflect mainstreaming of minority issues and minority rights. Consideration should also be given to the effects of intersecting forms of discrimination in all strategies. To this end, development agencies should facilitate the full, effective and meaningful participation of representatives from minority groups, including minority women, in the country strategy development process. This may include holding meetings in regions where minorities predominantly live, offering language translation services or extending childcare provisions to parents. 61. Development agencies should consider the establishment of standing advisory bodies comprising representatives of minority groups (or including members of minority and majority groups), including women, to support agencies on policy issues affecting the communities of those minority groups. Development organizations should provide funding and technical support aimed at strengthening civil society organizations of minority groups. Information on the activities of development agencies should be made accessible to minorities, including through proactive outreach to minority communities, minority media outlets and the translation of relevant documents. Agencies should promote hiring policies that foster the active recruitment and retention of minority workers. 40 Compilation of Recommendations of the First Four Sessions 2008 to 2011