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2. States Parties shall ensure a meaningful dialogue between governmental authorities and
minorities on issues pertaining to their participation in and access to socio-economic life, such
as housing, healthcare, education, employment, regional development, digital inclusion, and the
environment. Standing bodies for this purpose shall have the access and capacity to ensure
effectiveness including by adopting targeted measures particularly where such minorities suffer
from disproportionate levels of lack of participation in and access to these socio-economic
amenities.
3. States Parties shall ensure a meaningful dialogue between governmental authorities and
minorities in determining and developing priorities and strategies for the development or use
of their traditional territories or territories where they constitute a significant number or
proportion of the population, and other resources.
Article 34
States Parties shall ensure equal access to public goods and services without discrimination on
any ground such as origin, caste, descent, race, colour, nationality, sex, gender, language, culture,
marital status, property, disability, age, political or other opinion, religion or belief, birth or
economic, social or other status such as belonging to a minority is a necessary precondition for
effective economic participation of minorities in the economic life of a country. In accessing
public goods and services minorities shall be able to do so in a language that they understand,
and preferably in their language, as well as in an environment that is respectful of their identity,
including their gender. Public service providers shall accommodate and respond to these needs
without discrimination.
Article 35
Public health information campaigns shall be accessible, affordable and inclusive of persons
belonging to minorities and culturally sensitive of their needs. Medical staff shall receive training
which enables them to provide services to persons belonging to minorities in a culturally
sensitive manner. Sexual and reproductive health and information services shall be universally
available, and accessible to minorities, taking account of the needs of women, youth, children
and persons with disabilities from minority backgrounds. States Parties must combat
discrimination in the provision of healthcare services.
Article 36
Minorities have the right to equal access to and use of information and communication
technologies without discrimination. States Parties shall in particular address digital divides
affecting minorities and regions and put in place specific measures to promote the digital
inclusion of minorities and people living in border regions, including inter alia access to
affordable, reliable broadband internet service, internet-enabled devices and digital skills and
literacy training, including where relevant in minority languages.
Article 37
States Parties shall invest, without discrimination, in the social and economic infrastructures of
economically depressed regions where minorities live to combat marginalisation, promote
inclusiveness, mitigate grievances, and strengthen the cohesion of the State.
Article 38