36 Concerned about the difficult conditions faced by persons belonging to minorities who are subject to multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, gender, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion, national, ethnic, indigenous or social origin, property, birth, age or other status, Recognizing that minority women and girls are often at greater risk, both within and outside the home, of violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, and emphasizing the need to incorporate a gender perspective in all efforts to promote the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or belief, and linguistic minorities; Recognizing that minority children shall have full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children, and recalling obligations to that end undertaken by States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education, among reference to other instruments, Emphasizing the need to incorporate a gender perspective in all efforts to promote the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or belief and linguistic minorities, Highlighting the fact that persons belonging to minorities are those most likely to be stateless, to be targeted by hate speech or hate crimes, and to incitement to violence or even calls to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; Considering that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or belief and linguistic minorities contribute to the political and social stability of States in which they live, Bearing in mind that conditions of peace and security based on full respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations and observance of applicable human rights instruments are indispensable for the full protection of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or belief and linguistic minorities, in particular during armed conflicts and foreign occupation, Convinced that building on the United Nations Declaration of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities to protect and promote minority rights and other relevant international and regional human rights instruments, a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or belief and linguistic minorities will make a significant contribution to redressing the profound disadvantage or marginalisation experienced by persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or belief and linguistic minorities globally, and promote and facilitate their participation in the civil, political, economic, social and cultural spheres with equal opportunities.