4 Mahatma Gandhi has said, “The future depends on what we do today.” Mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen, Senoras y caballeros, meine damen und Herren. I will not try to summarise all of the recommendations and invaluable insights and expertise that have come out from the expert panelists and your interventions. I did however want to quickly mention a few of the main points which permeates much of the contributions of experts, minority and civil society organisations, human rights defenders, state representatives and other stakeholders: - First, not enough is being done at the international level: minorities are the last major group at the United Nations with no specific mechanism or initiative to strengthen the discussion and protection of their human rights such as a permanent forum or a