A/RES/66/166 activities of its human rights bodies, and in doing so to give particular attention to ensuring the participation of young people and women; 19. Invites the human rights treaty bodies, when considering reports submitted by States parties as well as special procedures of the Human Rights Council, to continue to give attention, within their respective mandates, to situations and rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; 20. Reaffirms that the universal periodic review, as well as the United Nations human rights treaty bodies, constitute important mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in that regard calls upon States to effectively follow up on accepted universal periodic review recommendations related to the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and further encourages States parties to give serious consideration to the follow-up to treaty body recommendations on the matter; 21. Invites the Independent Expert on minority issues to report annually to the General Assembly; 22. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including information on activities undertaken by the Office of the High Commissioner, the Independent Expert on minority issues and relevant United Nations entities, within existing resources, as well as by Member States, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities; 23. Decides to continue consideration of the question at its sixty-eighth session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”. 89th plenary meeting 19 December 2011 5