provisions and measures. Other ways to implement provisions of the Declaration in Nepal include: 1. When Nepal’s new Constitution is finally agreed upon, that a clear definition of minorities be defined in the new Constitution. Conditions and basis of defining minorities at the federal, regional and local level should also be defined. 2. Ensure there is proportional representation for Dalits, especially Dalit women, in the public and private sectors. 3. Any illegal and non-constitutional action against persons belonging to minorities should be prohibited and such offence should be taken as serious crime. Those held accountable for such action should be deprived of public opportunities. 4. Identify Dalit women’s issues specifically as different to Dalit men, and ensure women’s representation is ensured by identifying these differences based on caste, geography, education, religion and social, economic, cultural and political sectors. 5. Campaign to eliminate all discriminatory laws, regulations, directives, policies and norms based on caste, traditional professions, ethnicity and descent. 6. Adopt the administrative, legal and institutional measures for effective implementation of all international and national obligations, policies, programs and agreements to promote and protect the rights of Dalits. 7. At the international level, that there is the appointment of a UN Special Rapporteur on caste-based discrimination. I thank you for your attention and through such recommendations as I just described, I hope we can continue, together, to strive to make the provisions outlined within the Declaration a reality in Nepal and throughout the world. Thank you.