A/70/255 43. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women adopted its general recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations in November 2013. In the general recommendation, the Committee called upon States to address the needs of women belonging to minorities. It noted that during and after conflict, specific groups of women and girls were at particular risk of violence, especially sexual violence, for example, women of diverse caste, ethnic, national or religious identities, or other minorities, who were often attacked as symbolic representatives of their community. V. Selected activities of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues 44. Although minority issues were addressed by several special procedures mandate holders, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues has developed a particularly rich body of work on minority rights, both from a thematic and country specific perspective. 45. In March 2014, the Special Rapporteur, in her previous capacity as Independent Expert on minority issues, presented to the Human Rights Council her report on ensuring the inclusion of minority issues in post-2015 development agendas (A/HRC/25/56). In October 2014, she presented a report on violence and mass atrocity crimes targeted against minorities to the Gene ral Assembly (A/69/266). She highlighted that persons belonging to minorities were frequently the victims of violence and atrocities perpetrated with impunity. She asserted that measures to foster unity among different population groups, the comprehensive implementation of minority rights and the establishment or strengthening of institutional and policy frameworks for the protection of minority rights were essential to the more effective prevention of mass atrocit y crimes against minorities. 46. In April 2014, the Special Rapporteur conducted a country visit to Ukraine, during which she stated that a key pillar of minority rights was full and equal participation in public life, including political participation at the national, regional and local levels. She also stressed the importance of enabling students to learn both about their own origins, cultures and religions and also about those of others in a positive way that recognizes the contributions of all groups. 47. In June 2015, the Special Rapporteur presented to the Human Rights Council her report containing a comprehensive study of the human rights situation of Roma worldwide, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of anti -Gypsyism (A/HRC/29/24). She highlighted that although the reasons for the marginalization of Roma were complex, an overarching factor was the deeply embedded social and structural discrimination that Roma face worldwide, including anti -Gypsyism. She urged States to place the rights of Roma at the heart of all strategies and policies relating to human and minority rights, social inclusion and development, with explicit goals for Roma communities. 48. The Special Rapporteur also issued several press statements on a range of developments concerning minorities. For example, in June 2014, the Special Rapporteur called upon Pakistan to urgently put in place protective measures to ensure the personal security of Ahmadiyya Muslims and other religious min orities living under the threat of hostility and violence by militant extremists. In July 2014, 15-12580 11/14