A/HRC/FMI/2018/1 Annex Programme of work Date/time Agenda item Programme 1. Opening of the Forum on Minority Issues Thursday, 29 November 2018 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work • Welcome and opening remarks by the President of the Human Rights Council • Remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (video statement) • Remarks by the Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues • Remarks by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues 2. Root causes and consequences of statelessness affecting minorities: preventing statelessness through a human rights approach 3. Statelessness resulting from conflicts, forced population movements and migration affecting minorities: main challenges and possible solutions 10 a.m.–1 p.m. 4. Ensuring the right to a nationality for persons belonging to minorities through facilitation of birth registration, naturalization and citizenship for stateless minorities 3–6 p.m. 5. Minority women and children affected by statelessness: advancing gender equality in nationality laws 6. Concluding remarks 3–6 p.m. Friday, 30 November 2018 4