United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/FMI/2020/1 Distr. General 12 October 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forum on Minority Issues Thirteenth session 19 and 20 November 2020 Item 1 of the provisional agenda Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Provisional agenda and annotations Provisional agenda 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work. 2. Causes, scale and impact of hate speech targeting minorities on social media. 3. International legal and institutional frameworks. 4. Regulation of online hate speech: the role and responsibility of intergovernmental organizations, States, Internet companies and social media platforms. 5. Towards a safer space for minorities – positive initiatives to address online hate speech: the role of national human rights institutions, human rights organizations, civil society and other stakeholders. 6. Concluding remarks. Annotations 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Venue Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 6/15 and 19/23, the thirteenth session of the Forum on Minority Issues will be held on 19 and 20 November 2020 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Assembly Hall). The Forum on Minority Issues will have before it the provisional agenda contained in the present document to consider for adoption. The programme of work for the session is contained in the annex. Opening meeting The President of the Human Rights Council will deliver an opening statement, which will be followed by statements from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. GE.20-13403(E) 