A/HRC/22/60 comments or recommendations relevant to minority rights and based upon the Declaration to strengthen their attention to minority issues and to provide guidance to States in the context of their reporting requirements. 70. Development agencies should ensure the full and effective participation of minorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes or projects affecting minorities or the regions in which they live. They should ensure the active participation of persons belonging to the different minority groups in civil society consultations relating to development processes. To that end, they may consider making information on their activities accessible to minorities by means of proactive outreach to minority groups, communities and minority media outlets, holding meetings in regions where minorities predominantly live, offering language translation services and facilitating their attendance at such gatherings. 71. United Nations agencies and programmes should support governments in evaluating the impact of the Millennium Development Goals policies on minorities so far. They should offer technical assistance to States in their efforts to increase attention to minority rights standards in the context of the Goals and in the design of new strategies under the post2015 frameworks. 72. Projects on technical cooperation and assistance should be based on the standards contained in the Declaration. They should benefit from resources including Minority Rights: International Standards and Guidance for Implementation 2 developed by OHCHR, and Marginalised Minorities in Development Programming: A Resource Guide and Toolkit, published by the United Nations Development Programme. 3 73. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should: • Sponsor training workshops to support the implementation of the Declaration, and the recommendations made by the Forum on Minority Issues; • Encourage States to develop and/or enhance minority youth training initiatives, such as minority fellowships and internships in national, regional and international Government agencies, such as those of the United Nations; • Continue to explore new opportunities to further promote the Declaration and the work of the different mechanisms relevant to minority rights, including through the use of social media as a means to improve outreach to a wider audience. 74. Within the context of the universal periodic review, all stakeholders, including Member States, non-governmental organizations and OHCHR, should provide specific information relating to the situation of minorities in States under review, and make recommendations aimed at guaranteeing the implementation of the Declaration. 75. United Nations bodies and specialized agencies with presences at the country level should support national and local institutional mechanisms aimed at strengthening the promotion and protection of minority rights. E. Regional intergovernmental bodies 76. Regional intergovernmental bodies should promote greater attention to minority issues within their respective regions, including by actively raising awareness of and promoting the Declaration in their work and encouraging its implementation at the national 2 3 12 Available from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/MinorityRights_en.pdf. Available from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Minorities/UNDPMarginalisedMinorities.pdf.