5.
States should ensure that national minorities have an equal and effective
opportunity to participate in decision-making regarding social and economic
affairs policies, which must respect their existing rights, and their participation
should substantially inform the design and outcome of the policies.
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.
7.
States should address barriers to full and effective social and economic
participation caused by the inability to demonstrate or acquire a citizenship.
This should include taking all available measures to end statelessness, such as
ensuring that no child is born stateless, implementing proper birth registration,
ensuring equal access to documentation, and removing any ethnic, religious,
linguistic or gender discrimination from citizenship laws.
II. Policies, Processes and Institutions
8.
State authorities should institute policies to reduce inequalities affecting
persons belonging to national minorities. These can include targeted policies
directly benefitting persons belonging to national minorities; general policies
benefitting the entire population in areas also inhabited by national minorities;
or integration policies promoting co-operation between persons belonging to
majorities and minorities. States should initiate and maintain a regular collection
and analysis of data, allowing for the design, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of evidence-based policies.
9.
State authorities should prioritize specific measures to improve the standard
of living of persons belonging to national minorities, with the aim of reducing
existing inequalities between and within communities.
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