E/CN.4/2006/74 page 11 stability, has not been fully appreciated. As such, the independent expert believes that it is important to publicize widely the content of the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities and her mandate to States, the public at large and within the United Nations itself. 32. To promote an understanding of minority issues, the independent expert plans to develop her existing page at the OHCHR website (www.ohchr.org/english/issues/minorities/ expert/index.htm) as a resource. This will include information about the independent expert’s mandate and activities. Documents and further information relating to minority issues and the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities will be provided. The website will link to and complement other Web-based information sources on minority issues including those of States, academic and research institutions and civil society. Much of this information will also be provided in a pamphlet about the independent expert’s mandate, which will be published in collaboration with OHCHR, translated into the six official languages, and reproduced for use within the United Nations Guide for Minorities. 33. The independent expert will participate in relevant expert seminars and conferences to promote the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities, including the annual sessions of the Working Group on Minorities. She will encourage public attention to the issues and her work, and will promote policy-oriented research and dialogue including with regard to specific matters. 34. In carrying out her mandate, the independent expert will receive information from diverse sources including States, expert bodies, United Nations agencies, regional and other inter-governmental organizations, NGOs and other civil society organizations. Based on such information, she will communicate with States concerning implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities, where appropriate. Communications will include requests for further consultation and information relating to good practices on minority issues. 35. At the invitation of Governments, the independent expert may also undertake country visits to further constructive consultation, observe relevant programmes and policies, register concerns, and identify areas for cooperation. She will study national legislation, policy, regulatory frameworks and institutions and practices, in seeking to promote the effective implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities. (b) To identify best practices and possibilities for technical cooperation by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the request of Governments 36. The independent expert will seek to identify and disseminate best practices with regard to minority issues, as well as possibilities for technical cooperation. To this end, she will collaborate with sources of technical expertise, including OHCHR branches and units relating to technical cooperation and capacity-building, anti-discrimination, rule of law and democracy, national human rights institutions and treaty bodies. The independent expert notes that early work is required to identify and collect resources relating to technical cooperation relevant to minority issues. 37. The independent expert recognizes the need for greater implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities at the national level and notes that respect for minority rights entails positive obligations on the part of the State. In general comment No. 23, the