A/HRC/FMI/2021/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr. General 23 September 2021 Original: English Human Rights Council Forum on Minority Issues Fourteenth session 2 and 3 December 2021 Item 1 of the provisional agenda Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Provisional agenda and annotations Provisional agenda 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work. 2. Root causes of contemporary conflicts involving minorities. 3. Legal and institutional frameworks: the human rights of minorities and conflict prevention. 4. Focusing on the rights of minorities and effective prevention of conflicts. 5. Towards a lasting peace: positive initiatives to better protect the rights of minorities to prevent conflicts. 6. Concluding remarks. Annotations 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Venue Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 6/15 and 19/23, the fourteenth session of the Forum on Minority Issues will be held on 2 and 3 December 2021 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Room XX) and online. The Forum on Minority Issues will have before it the provisional agenda contained in the present document to consider for adoption. The programme of work for the session is contained in the annex. Opening meeting The President of the Human Rights Council will deliver an opening statement, which will be followed by statements from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. Documentation The documents for the session will be made available on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/ HRC/Minority/Pages/Session14.aspx). GE.21-13394(E)