TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont’d) Boxes: Box 1. Box 2. Box 3. Box 4. Box 5. Box 6. Box 7. Box 13. Box 14. Box 15. Box 16. Box 17. Box 18. Box 19. Box 20. Box 21. Box 22. Box 23. Equity and Development: Political Economy Arguments for Inclusion of Minorities Overview of Standards and Mechanisms on Minorities Where Are Minorities in the MDG Reports? An MDG Report for Afro-descendants in Ecuador Definition of  ‘Social Exclusion’ and ‘Horizontal Inequalities’ “Do No Harm” MRG Recommends the Most Important Steps to Protect Minority Rights After and Ethnic or Religious Conflict Minorities and Conflict: Experiences from Minority Groups Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Forestry Management in the Congo Basin Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme: Involving Indigenous Peoples Women in Sustainable Development Community-Based Initiatives. Reducing Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS among Minorities in the United States Prevention of HIV/AIDS among Ethnic Minorities of the Upper Mekong Region: Lessons Learned UNCT Brazil Example Matrices for Ensuring ‘Interculturality’ in the UNDAF for Ecuador Addressing Caste Discrimination in Development UNDP Ecuador Project on Achieving the MDGs for Afro-descendants Building Government Capacity: Study Tour on Minority Issues UNDP Nepal’s Interim Workforce Diversity Policy Developing a Social Inclusion Index: UNDP Nepal The Inter-Agency Working Group on Intercultural Issues in Ecuador UNV’s Engagement in Empowering the Vulnerable Communities of Albania Practical Measures to Facilitate the Participation of Minorities in Local Consultation The UN Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee of Kenya (UNIPACK) 72 77 78 83 87 89 93 96 97 102 104 106 Tables: Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Key International Standards on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples Key International Mechanisms on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples How Can Overcoming Poverty of Minorities Improve Overall Human Development? Linking Minority Rights and MDGs Strategies Targeted or Inclusive Approaches? Capacity Building for Governments for Minorities in Development Overview of Tools 27 28 32 73 81 92 109 Box 8. Box 9. Box 10. Box 11. Box 12. Figure: Figure 1. Intersecting Identities for Minority Groups x M A R G I N A L I S E D M I N O R I T I E S I N D E V E LO P M E N T P R O G R A M M I N g 5 27 35 36 57 59 62 63 67 67 71 13

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