A/60/333 Mainstreaming the rights of persons belonging to minorities in the work of the United Nations on peace and security and development can contribute to the efforts of the Organization to build a culture of prevention based on the principles of equality and justice. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been drawing upon regional and national expertise to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to minorities, including through the holding of subregional meetings. Non-governmental organizations and minority representatives have specifically requested the Office to provide them with further training. The development of a training manual incorporating instances of good practice would be a useful tool to facilitate better understanding of minority rights and ways of managing diversity in multi-ethnic societies through measures to integrate minorities into society as a whole. The Office will continue building the capacity of civil society to work on minority issues through the organization of the Minority Fellowship and training programmes. Further support to such activities would be possible through the establishment of a voluntary fund for minority-related activities, a recommendation from the Economic and Social Council which is before the General Assembly for its consideration. It is also argued that the proclamation of an international year for the world’s minorities would provide an additional framework for taking forward concrete measures for the better protection of minorities. The present report contains information concerning the effective promotion of the provisions of the Declaration as requested by the General Assembly in resolution 58/182. 2 05-48136