The Co-Chair of the Forum Anastasia Crickley once again highlighted the role of the regional forums in the built up of the annual forum in Geneva. She welcomed the participation of the deaf community in the Twelfth session of the Forum. She noted that as drawn from the discussions during the UN Forum, policy and practice with regard to teaching minority languages need to be framed in human rights terms with adequate resources and implementation, taking into consideration special measures and recognizing that these are needed to make a difference. Anastasia. Crickley also highlighted the message from the participants that ‘’one size does not fit all’’. She noted that there are differences, and if we're going to speak about education , we need to talk with young people and women from minority communities and the sign language groups, who have a right to participate in framing and shaping the policies that affect their education. She also attached great importance to pedagogical processes in achieving the aforementioned results. In conclusion, Anastasia Crickley particularly welcomed the role and participation of civil society and women in the Forum. The Co-Chair of the Forum Astrid Thors in her concluding speech referred to the regional forums and the recommendations emanating from these forums, and highlighted the importance of allocating sufficient resources for the educational needs of minority children and providing teacher trainings. Astrid Thors emphasized the importance of education for stability and peace of a country or a region, and stressed that the narratives developed in schools should support the understanding of the other. She reminded that education should be viewed as a human right, being the precondition for development, even more so, in a connected and digitalized world. By referring to the opening statement of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Astrid Thors emphasized the work of human rights defenders, who continue to struggle for the respect of minority and indigenous languages, as well as the importance attached to UN spaces for dialogue and exchange, such as the Forum on Minority Issues, where stakeholders should be able to participate and contribute to in a free and open manner, without fear of intimidation and reprisals. 10