A/78/306 16. Italy reported that it applied the provisions of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities to the 12 officially recognized national minorities that are referred to as linguistic minorities in the Constitution and as historical linguistic minorities in Law No. 482/1999. In addition, Law No. 38/2001 protected the Slovene linguistic minority in the autonomous region of Friuli -Venezia Giulia and the German and French linguistic minorities in the autonomous regions of Trentino-South Tyrol, Aosta Valley and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Italy reported that a general climate of openness and mutual respect prevailed in the country towards persons belonging to recognized, long-established linguistic minorities and it welcomed its continuous dialogue with religious groups. 17. Mexico noted that through various reforms to its Constitution, the Government had recognized the need for special protection of persons belonging to minority groups in the light of their situation of marginalization and vulnerability. In relation to the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities, various revisions of the Constitution by the Supreme Court of Justice had determined that in order to guarantee equality in access to justice, it was essential to adopt an intercultural and intersectional perspective and avoid arbitrarily imposing an approach that was inconsistent with the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Mexicans. III. Activities undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for the realization of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities A. Activities at the global level 18. OHCHR commemorative activities helped identify obstacles to the implementation of the Declaration and effective approaches to boost engagement towards renewed commitments by States to implement the Declaration. The commemorative activities were also aimed at generating greater involvement of United Nations entities and regional institutions; increasing collaboration with civil society; providing additional opportunities for capacity-building on minority rights at the national level; and strengthening the role of young people in general and in combating hate speech online in particular. 19. The celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration focused on the theme “All in 4 minority rights” and the conviction that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities contribute to the political and social stability of the States in which they live. 3 In that regard, OHCHR launched a year-long communication campaign on social media platforms to promote the Declaration and raise awareness of its significance in protecting the rights of minorities; to mobilize support from States to better address minority rights; to raise awareness of the challenges minorities currently face in securing their effective participation in decision-making; and to promote the positive aspects of minority rights advocacy and demonstrate the contributions of minorities in enriching society. The campaign generated significant interest online and inspired OHCHR audiences to learn more about the Declaration. __________________ 3 23-15674 See www.ohchr.org/en/events/events/2022/30th-anniversary-adoption-un-declarationminority-rights. 5/17