A/78/306 Roma population for the period 2022–2025, including by ensuring meaningful participation of Roma civil society in consultations. 45. In Montenegro, OHCHR and various United Nations agencies provided technical advice for a Government strategy for social inclusion of Roma and Egyptians for the period 2021–2025, drawing on recommendations from the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the universal periodic review. The appointment by OHCHR of a senior minority fellow from the Ashkali minority community for the period from May 2022 to June 2023 led to stronger collaboration with and an increased number of activities for supporting Roma and Egyptian communities in Montenegro. The senior fellow submitted an analysis of the situation of those minority communities in Montenegro to the country team in November 2022, including recommendations for action under the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the period 2023–2027, which has an overall focus on realizing the rights of the most marginalized communities. 46. In North Macedonia, OHCHR, in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, provided support to the Resident Coordinator Office in launching in February 2022 the first country dialogues dedicated to the situation of stateless people in the country, which include predominantly Roma and other ethnic minorities. OHCHR engaged in a year-long joint country team advocacy with national and international partners, increasing their understanding of the international standards and the limitations on the equal enjoyment of the human rights of Roma and other minorities owing to lack of birth and civic registration. OHCHR also provided technical advice for the drafting of legal amendments to the civic registration law aiming to bring an end to statelessness, which were adopted on 14 June 2022. 3. Middle East and North Africa 47. During the reporting period, the OHCHR Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa continued to promote the rights of minorities through its active participation in the Africa-Middle East Regional Forum on minority issues. OHCHR held two awareness-raising and educational campaigns on protecting the human rights of minorities; published a series of messages on its social media platforms on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief; and organized several national and regional activities on the role of youth and religious leaders in countering hate speech. Participants in the activities included representatives from various ethno-religious backgrounds from across the Arab region. 48. During the reporting period, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya advocated for meaningful representation and involvement of ethnic minorities in Libya in ongoing and future political and reconciliation processes. The Mission regularly conducted advocacy with Libyan authorities on the need for adequate realization and protection of the rights of all Libyans to nationality and citizenship, which includes the right to vote and run for public office. 12/17 23-15674