Now we sincerely hope that the Vietnamese and Cambodian law will contribute to the protection of minority rights, creating conditions for their sustainable development. It should also be taken into account that in many Western countries, the system of legislative protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities is based on decades of experience and well-developed tradition of political self-organization of national, cultural, racial and other groups. Vietnam and Cambodia as independent multinational states need not only specific legislation on the rights of persons belonging to minorities, but also guarantees of compliance. However, a review of the situation of persons belonging to minorities in the world, prepared by the independent expert on minority issues, speaks of the overall situation of persons belonging to minorities in the modern world, the progress made, both remaining and arising challenges and the role of the Declaration in solving those. Here are a few examples from the report: Persons belonging to minorities and their lives: Poverty and minimal welfare, social problems Persons belonging to minorities and their culture: threats to cultural diversity, dying languages, assimilation by dominant society Persons belonging to minorities and their health: life expectancy is 10-20 years less, malnutrition, infant mortality Persons belonging to minorities and human rights: Violence, displacement, assimilation, marginalization, criminalization of protests Key findings of the Global Report on the situation of persons belonging to minorities in the world: