A/51/536 English Page 13 belonging to minorities, as set out in the Declaration, including through the facilitation of their full participation in all aspects of the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of their society and in the economic progress and development of their country; called upon the Secretary-General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities; called upon States and the Secretary-General to give due regard to the Declaration in their respective training programmes for officials; called upon the High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote, within his mandate, the implementation of the Declaration and to continue to engage in a dialogue with Governments concerned for that purpose; urged all treaty bodies and special representatives, special rapporteurs and working groups of the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give due regard, within their respective mandates, to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities; and invited States, interested governmental and non-governmental organizations, special representatives, special rapporteurs and working groups of the Commission on Human Rights to continue to submit, as appropriate, contributions as to how they promote and give effect to the Declaration. 46. In resolution 1996/19 of 11 April 1996 on tolerance and pluralism as indivisible elements in the promotion and protection of human rights, the Commission called upon States to promote and enhance tolerance, coexistence and harmonious relations between ethnic, religious, linguistic and other groups and to ensure that the values of pluralism, respect for diversity and non-discrimination are promoted effectively; called upon the Commission to attach the highest priority to the effective promotion of the values of democracy, pluralism and tolerance; and invited the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Centre for Human Rights, through its programme of advisory services and technical cooperation, to advise or assist countries, upon request, to put in place effective safeguards, including appropriate legislation, to guarantee the full enjoyment of all human rights by all segments of their population, without discrimination of any kind. B. Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Minorities 47. The Subcommission, at its forty-eighth session in 1996, considered the reports of the Working Group on Minorities at its first and second sessions. The details of the first session are contained in document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1996/2. 48. The second session of the Working Group was held at Geneva from 30 April to 3 May 1996. The members of the Subcommission and the Working Group met in informal session on 29 April, when the role, procedures and possible outcome of the Working Group were discussed, the agenda adopted and the annotations to the agenda considered. 49. The Working Group was attended by the following independent experts, members of the Working Group: Mr. Mohammed Sardar Ali Khan (India), /...