A/RES/58/182 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 1 2. Recognizes that respect for human rights and the promotion of understanding and tolerance by Governments as well as between and among minorities are central to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities; Reaffirms the obligation of States to ensure that persons belonging to 3. minorities may exercise fully and effectively all human rights and fundamental freedoms without any discrimination and in full equality before the law, in accordance with the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, 2 and as emphasized at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held at Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001; Encourages States, in their follow-up to the World Conference, to include 4. aspects relating to minorities in their national plans of action and, in this context, to take forms of multiple discrimination fully into account; Urges States and the international community to promote and protect the 5. rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as set out in the Declaration, including through the provision of adequate education and the facilitation of their participation in all aspects of the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of society and in the economic progress and development of their country, and to apply a gender perspective while doing so; Calls upon States to give special attention to the promotion and 6. protection of the human rights of children belonging to minorities, taking into account that girls and boys may face different types of risks; Urges States to take, as appropriate, all necessary constitutional, 7. legislative, administrative and other measures to promote and give effect to the Declaration, and appeals to States to cooperate bilaterally and multilaterally, in accordance with the Declaration, in order to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; Calls upon States to take all appropriate measures to protect the cultural 8. and religious sites of national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; 9. Calls upon the Secretary-General to make available, at the request of Governments concerned, qualified expertise on minority issues, including the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities; 10. Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote, within his mandate, the implementation of the Declaration, to continue to engage in a dialogue with Governments for that purpose and to disseminate widely the United Nations Guide for Minorities; 11. Requests the High Commissioner to continue his efforts to improve the coordination and cooperation among United Nations programmes and agencies on activities related to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging _______________ 1 2 2 A/58/255. Resolution 47/135, annex.