A/HRC/40/30 Contents Page 2 I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and recent developments of human rights bodies and mechanisms .............................................. 3 A. Early warning mechanisms and protection of minorities ...................................................... 3 B. Non-discrimination guarantees ............................................................................................. 5 C. Human rights situation of Roma communities ..................................................................... 7 D. Minority youth ...................................................................................................................... 8 E. Empowerment and participation ........................................................................................... 9 F. Religious minorities .............................................................................................................. 10 G. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: leaving no one behind .................................... 12 H. Minorities and migration ...................................................................................................... 12 I. Minorities and statelessness .................................................................................................. 13 J. Linguistic rights .................................................................................................................... 14 K. Human rights defenders ........................................................................................................ 15 III. United Nations network on racial discrimination and protection of minorities............................. 15 IV. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 16

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