A/HRC/FMI/2019/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 September 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forum on Minority Issues Twelfth session 28 and 29 November 2019 Item 1 of the provisional agenda Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Provisional agenda and annotations Provisional agenda 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work. 2. Human rights and minority language education. 3. Public policy objectives for education in, and the teaching of, minority languages. 4. Effective practices for education in, and the teaching of, minority languages. 5. Language, education and the empowerment of minority women and girls. 6. Concluding remarks. Annotations 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Venue Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 6/15 and 19/23, the twelfth session of the Forum on Minority Issues will be held on 28 and 29 November 2019 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, room XX). The Forum on Minority Issues will have before it the provisional agenda contained in the present document to consider for adoption. The programme of work for the session is contained in the annex. Opening meeting The President of the Human Rights Council will deliver an opening statement, which will be followed by statements from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. Documentation The documents for the session will be made available on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Minority/Pages/Session12.aspx). GE.19-15967(E) 