A/HRC/55/70 (a) Are aimed at addressing the main challenges faced by persons belonging to minority groups in the context of their socioeconomic participation and their equitable access to the employment market, health services, education and technology; (b) Are intended to leverage opportunities, practices and initiatives that strengthen the inclusion of minority groups, in line with the principles and rights enshrined in the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and other relevant international instruments; (c) Contribute to efforts to integrate the rights of persons belonging to minority groups into the institutions, structures and initiatives of the United Nations system at the global, regional and country levels. 5. The recommendations reflect a recognition of the important role that the United Nations, other international and regional organizations, civil society organizations, representatives of minority groups and other stakeholders can play in building more cohesive societies, which take into account equality, social inclusion and socioeconomic participation. 6. The recommendations are intended to be implemented throughout the world to assist States in better understanding their human rights obligations in relation to minority groups and in identifying approaches to ensure full respect for universal human rights standards. 7. They are also intended to encourage further wide-reaching discussions with representatives of minority groups on the way forward and action-oriented means of enhancing the protection of the human rights of persons belonging to minority groups, in particular by strengthening their socioeconomic participation and ensuring their equality and social inclusion. II. Consolidated recommendations of the Special Rapporteur 8. On the basis of the recommendations compiled below and his introductory speech, the Special Rapporteur proposes the following five consolidated recommendations: (a) States should recognize the need for inclusion and effective participation as key components of valuing diversity in societies; (b) States should acknowledge the urgency of overcoming destabilizing inequalities in order to achieve a greener, better and safer future; (c) States should work towards the development of human rights economies that place human rights at the centre of economic policymaking and focus on protecting and enhancing the meaningful participation of marginalized groups, including minority groups, in economic decision-making. That includes both participatory budgeting initiatives that ensure the engagement of minority groups in budgetary decision-making and increased investment in essential social services to ensure the equal access of minority groups to quality education, health and housing. It also includes adopting and implementing national legislation and policies that extend the protection of labour laws and social security to include minority groups working in informal economies; (d) When analysing and addressing the challenges that minority groups face in entering the labour market, States should invest in targeted programmes that enable those groups to acquire the skills necessary to participate effectively in the economy, including targeted scholarships, training programmes, internships and fellowships in higher education. That includes investing in minority language education and fostering digital literacy programmes within minority communities; (e) The United Nations should continue to foster the meaningful participation, collaboration, representation and advocacy of persons belonging to minority groups in United Nations forums, including on socioeconomic issues. That includes supporting the engagement of minority groups in United Nations intergovernmental processes through the major groups and other stakeholders structure while continuing to support the work of the United Nations network on racial GE.24-00955 3