A/HRC/FMI/2018/1 Participants will also discuss the impact of advancing gender equality in laws such as citizenship laws and the potential impact on preventing or eliminating the statelessness of persons belonging to minorities. 6. Concluding remarks Participants will draw on the outcomes of the two days of discussion to reflect on the best ways to prevent and combat statelessness and the role of the promotion and protection of human rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities in this regard. They will be encouraged to identify and refine a number of recommendations to States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors for the promotion and fulfilment of the rights of persons belonging to minorities in combating statelessness as they relate to each item of the present agenda. The Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues will make concluding remarks, including proposals for follow-up steps to be taken with Forum participants. 3