1 Closing Statement of Special Rapporteur Merci Monsieur le président. Excellences, distingués délégués et experts, chers participants, Mesdames et Messieurs. As indicated yesterday when I opened this forum, this is a unique opportunity and platform for promoting dialogue and cooperation on issues pertaining to minorities. It is obviously not easy, but we must not kid ourselves - it never has been. Before the pandemic, we had forums which were, to be very diplomatic about it, even more challenging. But the route to peace and justice, still, let me point out how successful the mandate on minority issues has been in reaching out to try to give a voice to so many of you: Only this year almost 1,000 individuals, state representatives and organisations have registered in this Forum and the four regional forums, and we’ve already