A/74/215 F. Safety, security and law-enforcement 49. The Government of Serbia indicated that it developed a community policing force to promote the role of minority communities in strengthening security and building better communication and cooperation between the police and minority communities. The Government of Switzerland noted that the Federal Council had decided, in July 2018, to finance the necessary costs to protect the security of minority groups, including the implementation of information measures, awareness-raising and training. 19 G. Linguistic rights 50. Azerbaijan reported that, from 2010 to 2017, the Government published school textbooks on the use of national minority languages, such as Talish, in order to improve the teaching of those languages in school. In Cyprus, language options were introduced into existing curricula. The national curriculum in Georgia has been translated into minority languages. The strategy in New Zealand for revitalization of the Maori language has set the objective of 1 million Maori speakers in the country by 2040. In Serbia, eight national minority groups have access to education in their mother tongues. In Switzerland, the parliament is supporting use of the Italian language and promotion of Italian culture outside the Italian-speaking regions by improving teaching conditions, developing bilingual training and holding cultural events. In the Russian Federation, the educational system offers instruction in 81 mother tongues of various communities. In that context, 36 languages have attained the status of official language. In 2018, a presidential decree established a fund for preserving and learning mother tongues of the Russian Federation. In 2018, in Qatar, the management of mosques ensured that the Friday pr ayer was translated into the Urdu, Tamil and Malaysian languages in 17 mosques of the respective international Muslim communities. 20 IV. Conclusions 51. The present report provided an overview of the international legal and institutional framework for the protection of the rights of minority groups. The core tenets are contained in article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration, but the framework could benefit from further strengthening. Over a decade of practice suggests that the two-day annual session of the Forum on Minority Issues could be strengthened to deliver more and fulfil some of the what had been envisioned for it upon its establishment. The Forum is a good opportunity for all stakeholders to engage in dialogue on minority rights once a year, but Member States and stakeholders might consider ways to reinforce its impact. An overview of the findings and recommendations of the Human Rights Council, the universal periodic review mechanism and the special procedures, together with those of the human rights treaty bodies, demonstrates that the United Nations human rights mechanisms have helped to bring greater visibility to minority rights. At the same time, more must be done. Implementation by States of the recommendations of those bodies is lagging behind, as regularly highlighted in the output of those international mechanisms. __________________ 19 20 14/15 Submissions received from the Governments of Serbia and Switzerland. Submissions received from the Governments of Azerbaijan, Cyprus, New Zealand, Serbia, Switzerland and Qatar. 19-12558