A/HRC/FMI/2010/1 Annex I Schedule of work Tuesday, 14 December 2010 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Opening of the Forum on Minority Issues Sustainable livelihoods (continued) • Welcoming and opening remarks by the Work and social security President of the Human Rights Council • Remarks by the independent expert on minority issues • Remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights • Remarks by the Chairperson of the Forum on Minority Issues Overview of the legal framework and recent global initiatives: international and regional human rights frameworks and core principles on the rights of minorities to effective participation in economic life Sustainable livelihoods Wednesday, 15 December 2010 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Discrimination and positive measures/affirmative action Meaningful and effective participation in economic and development policymaking (continued) Meaningful and effective participation in economic and development policymaking Concrete steps to advance and build the capacity of minorities to participate effectively in economic life Concluding remarks 4