A/HRC/22/60 and other treaty bodies, including the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, have also informed the recommendations. 8. The range of issues included in the recommendations is not exhaustive. It is hoped that the recommendations will be interpreted in a constructive manner, through continued engagement, cooperation and dialogue with minority communities in the light of the obligations of States to implement human rights standards effectively in practice. 9. The recommendations are phrased in broad terms and can be implemented in countries with diverse historical, cultural and religious backgrounds. There is a great variety of country and minority situations and, consequently, different measures may be required to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to minorities within a given State. The Forum also reiterated the fact that such measures ought to be monitored and reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that they achieve their required objectives. The Forum has consistently emphasized that standard solutions are generally neither possible nor desirable, and that its recommendations should therefore be used as a source of general guidance. 10. In their efforts to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration, all stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the concrete and action-oriented recommendations made at the four previous sessions of the Forum, focusing on the key thematic areas of minorities and the right to education, effective political participation, effective participation in economic life and guaranteeing the rights of minority women and girls. 1 11. Representatives of minority communities, including associations, organizations, traditional leadership institutions, religious bodies, and other institutions established by minority communities themselves should be engaged in a meaningful participatory process with regard to all aspects of the implementation of the recommendations. 12. The Forum welcomes the information received from several stakeholders on the measures that have been taken to date to implement its recommendations from previous sessions. All stakeholders are encouraged to continue this involvement and sharing of information in this regard. II. General considerations 13. Information provided by States and other actors demonstrates that a national institutional framework facilitates legislative and policy development and the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of minority-related programmes. While nondiscrimination measures are essential, the rights of minorities frequently require States to take special measures to address long-standing discrimination and inequality. Improving the mainstreaming of minority issues, and the representation of minorities and their effective participation in institutions such as human rights bodies and ministries working on central concerns of minorities, are components vital to improving institutional attention to the rights of minorities. 14. The preamble to the Declaration emphasizes that the constant promotion and realization of the rights of persons belonging to minorities, as an integral part of the development of society as a whole and within a democratic framework based on the rule of law, contributes to the strengthening of friendship and cooperation among peoples and States. Ensuring meaningful and informed participation of minorities, and the management 1 4 See A/HRC/10/11/Add.1, A/HRC/13/25, A/HRC/16/46 and A/HRC/19/71.