A/74/215 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 23 July 2019 Original: English Seventy-fourth session Item 72 (b) the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities Report of the Secretary-General Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/184, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report including information on activities undertaken by Member States, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on minority issues, relevant United Nations entities and other relevant stakeholders to enhance the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and to ensure the realization of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minority groups, with a focus on the international legal and institutional framework for the protection of the rights of all persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minority groups. * A/74/150. 19-12558 (E) 140819 *1912558*