United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/FMI/2016/1 Distr.: General 20 September 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Forum on Minority Issues Ninth session 24 and 25 November 2016 Item 1 of the provisional agenda Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Provisional agenda and annotations Provisional agenda 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work. 2. Legal framework and key concepts. 3. Respecting minority rights as a means of preventing or mitigating the impact of humanitarian crises. 4. Protecting minority rights during humanitarian crises. 5. Recovering from a crisis: ensuring durable solutions. 6. Concluding remarks. Annotations 1. Adoption of the agenda and programme of work Venue Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 6/15 and 19/23, the ninth session of the Forum on Minority Issues will be held on 24 and 25 November 2016 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, room XX). The Forum on Minority Issues will have before it the provisional agenda contained in the present document to consider for adoption. The programme of work for the session is contained in the annex. GE.16-16207(E) 