A/78/306 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to resolution 76/168, in which the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Assembly at its seventy-eighth session a report on the implementation of the resolution, including information on activities undertaken by Member States, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, relevant United Nations entities and other re levant stakeholders to enhance the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and to ensure the realization of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, relig ious and linguistic minorities, with a special focus on the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration in 2022. The report, covering the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2023, provides a summary of contributions received from States and act ivities undertaken by OHCHR and other United Nations human rights mechanisms, with a focus on events and activities commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration. 2. In 1992, the General Assembly adopted the Declaration by consensus, making it the only United Nations instrument devoted to minority rights and providing guidance to States on protecting minorities from discrimination. The Declaration elaborates on the contents of article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Three decades since the adoption of the Declaration, the situation of minorities continues to be shaped both by long-standing challenges, such as lack of meaningful participation and statelessness, and emerging challenges, such as hate speech online and the effects of climate change. 3. The principle of non-discrimination and effective participation are under threat in many jurisdictions, which affects communities in need of protection. Minorit y women are often subject to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, which deprive them of their human rights and at times condemn them to poverty and exclusion. The situation requires action to be refocused onto preventing discrimination and exclusion consistent with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the commitment to leave no one behind. II. Thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration 4. The thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration provided an important opportunity for States and other stakeholders to take stock and evaluate the status of implementation of the Declaration, identify constraints and achievements, and collect examples of good practices and priorities for the future, consistent with the effective participation, and based on the realities and needs, of minorities. A. High-level meeting of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session to mark the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration 5. Pursuant to paragraph 27 of resolution 76/168, on 21 September 2022, OHCHR and the Office of the President of the General Assembly jointly organized a high -level meeting to mark the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration. The event brought together Heads of State and Government and other high-level State representatives. The meeting was the first high-level event since the adoption of the Declaration in 1992 to focus exclusively on minority rights. It offered 2/17 23-15674