A/HRC/37/66 63. During the first panel discussion, participants discussed and formulated recommendations with regard to access to education, accommodation of minority culture and language in education programmes and facilities, the role of informal education in increasing the awareness of youth with regard to religious, cultural and linguistic diversity. During the second panel discussion, participants raised the issue of political engagement of minority youth, discussed the importance of the representation of minority youth in public institutions and reflected on how to increase positive visibility of young minorities in society. During the panel discussion on youth and digital media, participants called for greater efforts to ensure access to digital media for all — including marginalized minority communities — shared initiatives on how to respond to hate speech and bullying on the Internet and discussed the role of minority-led media initiatives to empower young minority people and to change the mainstream narrative regarding possible bias or stereotype affecting minorities. During the last panel discussion, participants considered the role of minority youth as agents of change for peace and stability and put forward recommendations regarding the need for greater consultation and participation of minority youth in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts. 64. Although the Forum achieved a number of its objectives, a number of challenges remain. Among those are the need to consolidate the Forum as a space for interactive dialogue; the need to increase ownership of the Forum agenda by minorities and the need to increase the engagement of States, United Nations bodies, regional organizations and other stakeholders. From a procedural viewpoint, the large number of participants meant that some were unable to take the floor under the desired agenda item and to delve into specific thematic issues or concerns. The Special Rapporteur informed the participants that he wished to conduct a review to see how the organization of future sessions could be improved. He raised the possibility of a more regional approach in order to make this interactive dialogue more accessible to minorities in different parts of the world and more receptive to regional concerns and contexts. 65. Comments and suggestions received from participants and other stakeholders, observations by previous mandate holders, an internal analysis by the Secretariat and external studies, such as the study on global governance for minority rights, prepared jointly by the Tom Lantos Institute and the University of London School of Advanced Studies, will also help to initiate the reflection to improve the Forum. 66. The research conducted by the Tom Lantos Institute and the University of London School of Advanced Studies in particular provides useful insights and suggestions for the Special Rapporteur’s review of the operations, objectives and challenges of the Forum on Minority Issues. It identified many areas for further attention, including: (a) Forum recommendations: Suggestions for improvement include a longer lead time to comment on recommendations online; drafting of recommendations that are more closely based on Forum discussions; improved efforts to disseminate Forum recommendations; (b) Forum themes: Suggestions put forward include a more open process, whereby participants can submit suggestions for the thematic focus and early theme selection to enable enhanced participation; (c) Agenda structure: Changes could be considered in relation to speaking time and structure and a more open-ended agenda so that participants could speak on issues of concern in relation to protection of minority rights; (d) Side events: They provide a more intimate space to dialogue on pressing issues, but not necessarily an opportunity to have expert input into country situations; facilitate dialogue between State representatives and civil society participants; organize special side events on key “crisis” issues where the Special Rapporteur could bring together representatives of States, NGOs and other stakeholders to host focused, round-table discussions on key areas of concern; (e) Forum follow-up: The potential of the United Nations Network on Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities could be explored further to help with followup to Forum recommendations. Given the unique character of the Forum in the United 14