2 Chairman of the Ethnic Council of the National Assembly, and the Minister — Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs. 3. However, ethnic minority areas in Vietnam. are still facing the following challenges and difficulties: Local officials who are ethnic minority people are now inadequate in number and limited in capacity for social management. The awareness of a segment of ethnic minority people about human rights remains low, and they do not have adequate understanding of legal stipulations and the State's undertakings and policies. 4. In order to promote further the participation of ethnic minority people, Vietnam has been undertaking the following measures: Attach importance to development of human resources in _ethnic minority areas. Give priorities.to ethnic minority officials in training and development and in use of government employees. Develop mechanisms and policies to encourage political participation of ethnic minority people. Increase communication on human rights in ethnic minority areas to raise people's sense of 'responsibility and actively participate in political affairs. Thank you very much for your attention.