A/74/215 A. Empowerment and participation 35. The Government of Azerbaijan indicated that several newspapers and journals from various national, ethnic and religious minority communities are published and that the State radio station regularly broadcasts in minority languages. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina noted that the Council of Ministers adopted an action plan for addressing problems faced by Roma in the field of employment, housing and health care, for the period 2017–2020, including activities aimed at the integration of pupils with a migrant background into the educational system. The State strategy and action plan for civic equality and integration, for the period 2015–2020, of the Government of Georgia has as a target ensuring equal and full participation of ethnic minority groups in civic and political life and socioeconomic processes. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Kenya, under the County Governments Act of 2012, access is ensured for persons belonging to marginalized and minority groups to employment within the respective counties through the county public service board. 13 36. The Government of Serbia noted that two employment laws were adopted, in 2016 and 2017, with entry into force anticipated for 2019, providing measures to strengthen the representation of national minority groups in State bodies, and the strategy for the social inclusion of Roma, for the period 2016–2025, was adopted, which ensures access to services and a better quality life for Roma citizens. The Government of the Russian Federation supports campaigns on preserving and promoting multinational culture. The Government of Switzerland repor ted that an action plan was prepared by a working group on improving the conditions of those practicing nomadic lifestyles and encouraging Yéniches, Sinti/Manouches and Roma culture in Switzerland, which includes consideration of schooling children belongi ng to those groups in their mother tongue and the teaching of their culture and history, in recognition of their status as national minority groups. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Uganda, the Government created two new constituencies within ethnic minority communities, and the first two representatives belonging to minority groups were elected by the tenth Parliament in February 2016. 14 37. At OHCHR, the Minorities Fellowship Programme continues to mainstream minority rights and build capacity for minority rights advocates. 15 Established in 2005, the comprehensive Geneva-based training programme welcomed 55 fellows from 51 countries in the period 2017–2018. The four-week fellowship was made available in three linguistic components (Arabic, English and Russian). In the same period, the national and regional component of the fellowship provided an on -the-job experience for some of its outstanding former fellows by creating opportunities for them to work in OHCHR field offices. Participants o f the fellowship were introduced to the core United Nations international human rights instruments and mechanisms, while focused attention was placed on minority rights and minority issues of particular relevance to the fellows. Although the programme is organized by OHCHR, several United Nations agencies are also involved. It is run in close collaboration with civil society and non-governmental organization partners and other international and regional organizations. __________________ 13 14 15 19-12558 Submissions received from the Governments of Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia and the National Human Rights Commission of Kenya. Submissions received from the Governments of Serbia, Switzerland and the Russian Federation and the National Human Rights Commission of Uganda . See www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Minorities/Pages/Fellowship.aspx. 11/15