A/HRC/4/109 page 6 of the commentary of the Working Group on Minorities on the Minorities Declaration (E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2005/2) and the Profile and Matrix on the Human Rights Situation of Persons Belonging to Minorities (hereafter the Minority Profile and Matrix). The Minority Profile and Matrix (E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2006/3) is an outcome of the OHCHR Minority Fellowship Programme and arose from the need identified by the Minority Fellows to better understand the content and scope of the Minorities Declaration, the commentary on the Declaration and other international standards and jurisprudence relating to minorities. 2. Independent expert on minority issues 21. The new mandate of independent expert is giving added visibility to minority issues. The mandate has drawn on the conceptual groundwork undertaken by the Working Group on Minorities, by reaffirming the need to focus on minority issues in the context of poverty alleviation, social inclusion and stability. Particular attention in the independent expert’s forthcoming report is given to the question of the incorporation of minority concerns into strategies for achieving poverty reduction. In her report, the independent expert indicates that minorities are often neglected or excluded from efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and therefore urges Governments, in the contexts of country reporting on the Goals and in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), to provide a detailed examination of the situations of minority groups and statistical data that help to reveal the status of minorities in relation to other groups. 22. As part of her work, the independent expert has also issued statements, letters and other appeals, including jointly with other special procedures mandate holders, where the situation of minorities is a matter of concern. She has also indicated her intention to integrate minority concerns in citizenship issues, promote the mainstreaming of minority concerns in the work of the United Nations, and devote greater attention to the situation of women and children belonging to minorities. 23. Additionally, the independent expert has visited Hungary and Ethiopia. Recommendations in reports on country visits may include suggestions for the provision of technical cooperation and advice from OHCHR. As a special procedure of the Council, the independent expert has also proposed to study and, when appropriate, take initiatives on the specific minority situations brought to the attention of the Working Group by minority representatives and Governments. 24. The working methods of the independent expert are filling some of the gaps in the protection of minority rights identified in past reports submitted to the Commission on Human Rights. Cooperation between the Working Group on Minorities and the independent expert on minority issues 25. The Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 2005/79, not only commended the role of the Working Group, but also decided that it should provide conceptual support of, and dialogue with, the independent expert.