A/HRC/37/26 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. United Nations network on racial discrimination and protection of minorities............................. 3 III. Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities ......................................... 4 Activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and recent developments in human rights bodies and mechanisms ................................... 5 A. Early-warning mechanisms and protection of the existence of minorities ........................... 5 B. Non-discrimination guarantees ............................................................................................. 7 C. Interfaith dialogue ................................................................................................................. 8 D. Empowerment and participation ........................................................................................... 9 E. Minority youth ...................................................................................................................... 11 F. Linguistic rights .................................................................................................................... 11 G. Data collection ...................................................................................................................... 12 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 13 IV. V. 2