A/HRC/40/64 though their numbers are not provided in the official statistics of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on stateless minorities. 4 There was also powerful testimonies to the double and even triple marginalization minority women can encounter and the increasing threat of new waves of statelessness appearing due to refugee and migratory trends, as well as new reported cases of documentary and other requirements potentially leading to millions more minorities becoming de facto stateless in Assam, India, and other parts of the world. 87. The Special Rapporteur intends therefore to continue work on the thematic priority of statelessness as a minority – and human right – issue by convening a group of experts in order to prepare guidelines and good practices, in line with United Nations human rights obligations, such as the prohibition of discrimination and the right of children to a nationality, on how to tackle the root causes of the problem, which result in the vast majority of stateless persons being those who belong to a small handful of minority communities. IV. Focus on awareness-raising and visibility of minorities and their human rights A. Forum on Minority Issues database 88. More than 4,000 statements, declarations, recommendations and other documents have been produced since the establishment of the Forum on Minority Issues. Access to, and hence the visibility of, these documents has not always been straightforward, particularly since a large number of these, in particular statements, have not been transcribed. First announced by the Special Rapporteur at the 2017 Forum, the Forum on Minority Issues database (www.minorityforum.info) was launched on 30 November 2018 during the eleventh session of the Forum to remedy this lacuna. 89. Created by the Tom Lantos Institute in cooperation with the Human Rights Consortium of the University of London, the database compiles statements from the 2008 to 2016 sessions of the Forum, as well as key minority rights standards, reports of the special rapporteurs and independent experts on minority issues, and recommendations in the field of minority rights. The database is a searchable, user-friendly resource for civil society actors, including minorities, States, international organizations, academics, and other stakeholders working for the human rights of minorities, thus addressing what the Special Rapporteur had identified as a priority area early in his mandate in 2017. B. Outreach and social media activities 90. In 2018, the Special Rapporteur participated in or addressed some 50 conferences and meetings around the world and also gave a significant number of media interviews. Nevertheless, in order to reach out beyond those traditionally interested or active in the field of minority issues and to better promote awareness in and the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, the Special Rapporteur will explore ways to better use media in general, and social media in particular. V. Update on the 2018 Forum on Minority Issues 91. The Forum on Minority Issues was established in 2007 by the Human Rights Council in resolution 6/15 and reaffirmed in 2012 by resolution 19/23. It is mandated to 4 While UNHCR recognizes that there are some 10 million stateless persons in the world (excluding Palestinians), other organizations, such as the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion in The World’s Stateless report, suggest that the number is closer to 15 million, though inclusive of Palestinians. 13