V. FRAMING QUESTIONS FOR ANALYSIS The following checklists give examples of questions to be considered in planning activities to promote and protect the rights of minorities in accordance with the United Nations Minorities Declaration. These examples should be considered as work-in-progress that could be expanded in due course, in particular by taking into consideration experiences from the field. A. Structures and settings to improve the situation of minorities • Are minority groups organized in the country? Do women and men have equal access to organizational structures and mechanisms that are representative of minorities, such as NGOs working to promote the rights of minorities? • Is there a particular neutral setting or space for dialogue between representatives of minorities and central and/or local government officials and is there room for the United Nations country team to promote the establishment and/or strengthening of such a dialogue? • What are the main structures currently in place in the country (Government, international community, civil society) to promote and protect the rights of minorities as set forth in the United Nations Minorities Declaration? • Is there a specific mechanism for collecting disaggregated data, including on access to education, housing and health care, and health conditions, that could independently reflect the realities faced by minorities in the country? Do disaggregated data, including by gender and age, exist? • Has the United Nations country team established a mechanism (including any thematic group) or policy to consult minorities and address their concerns? • Has CCA included a particular reference to the situation of minorities? If so, have their situation and concerns been included in UNDAF for support? Does your country programme take into consideration the situation and concerns of minorities? • Have the particular needs of minorities been analysed in the preparation of the appeals (e.g., for donor and agency funding for Consolidated Appeals Processes and Common Humanitarian Action Plans) for those countries where their human rights and humanitarian situations are particularly challenging? 27