There is a recognition that burgeoning inequality within nations and persistent poverty exacerbate the marginalization of some groups specifically minority populations. The impact and negative consequences of long-standing and intersecting forms of discrimination, exclusion and denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms of minorities in development processes is clearly recognized in our new Strategic Plan. Our new Strategic Plan specifically outlines our continued commitment to ensure participation and voice in pursuit of equitable access to development opportunities and gains across populations, working with marginalized and minority groups, as agents of their own development. It further highlights the human rights-based approach to development programming as an engagement principle for UNDP. Whilst implementing the HRBA can be a complex process, it has proven to be particularly effective in helping countries address the situation of marginalized minorities as it helps identify the root causes of inequalities and the multiple intersecting forms of discrimination and exclusion that exist. This is precisely to prevent violence including atrocity crimes against minorities. Instead of regarding people as passive beneficiaries of State policies, the HRBA recognizes them as