Efforts to ensure minority participation should be inclusive of other types of diversity, such as gender, age and disability, and should provide opportunities for the participation of numerically small minorities. Opportunities for participation should be available to individuals as well as civil society organizations representing minorities, as relevant and appropriate. Both formal and informal associations and leaders may play roles in this regard. Persons belonging to national minorities should be able to exercise their rights to freedom of association and freedom of peaceful assembly, including in the context of advocating for, and working towards, the effective participation of persons belonging to national minorities in social and economic life. Social and economic exclusion can create additional obstacles to participation, and States should address these with targeted measures, such as conducting meetings on-site in regions with significant minority populations, or providing support with transportation or childcare. Interpretation and translation should be provided, as needed, to ensure inclusive participation in discussions and access to relevant written information. While territorial or non-territorial self-governance arrangements or the devolution of certain powers may facilitate the participation of minorities in decisions about social and economic affairs in certain circumstances, it is essential that all institutions of self-governance are based on democratic principles and processes and that they ensure full respect for human rights of all persons within their jurisdictions. 51 6. Specific arrangements to promote the social and economic participation of persons belonging to national minorities should be designed with an intersectional approach that recognizes the multiple and overlapping identities of individuals within minority communities. In particular, women, youth, the elderly and persons with disabilities from national minority backgrounds must be considered in any measures aimed at supporting the social and economic participation of national minority groups. An individual’s age, gender or disability status, in combination with their identity as a national minority, may increase their vulnerability to social and economic exclusion. States should ensure that measures to facilitate the social and economic participation of national minorities take an intersectional approach, recognizing 51 26 Lund Recommendations, Recommendations 14–16; and Ljubljana Guidelines, Guideline 39. Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Social and Economic Life