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with regard to norms of autonomy; and, last, but not
least, gaps related to the rights of religious minorities.
- Another issue that came up is the urgent need to
mainstream in the United Nations activities and
structures the human rights dimension, specifically
those of marginalised minorities and the sections
within these minorities which are particularly
vulnerable to abuse such as the intersection of the
rights of women and disabled within these minority
communities.
Time does not allow to mention the many other very
significant matters you’ve raised yesterday and today, but
may I remind you that your recommendations and those
of the regional forums are part of a process with many
steps, that the recommendations will be collated and
published in the United Nations system under the
mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, and
referred to in the report of the President of the Forum and
my own report which will presented to the UN Human