A/HRC/FMI/2019/1 Annex Programme of work Date/time Agenda item Programme 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Opening of the Forum on Minority Issues Thursday, 28 November 2019 10 a.m.–1 p.m. • Welcome and opening remarks by the President of the Human Rights Council • Remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights • Remarks by the Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues • Remarks by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues 2. Human rights and minority language education 3–6 p.m. 3. Public policy objectives for education in, and the teaching of, minority languages Friday, 29 November 2019 10 a.m.–1 p.m. 4. Effective practices for education in, and the teaching of, minority languages 3–6 p.m. 5. Language, education and the empowerment of minority women and girls 6. Concluding remarks 4