A/HRC/FMI/2011/1 1. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Venue 1. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 6/15, the fourth session of the Forum on Minority Issues will be held in Geneva on 29 and 30 November 2011. 2. The Forum will have before it the provisional agenda contained in the present document to consider for adoption. A tentative schedule of work for the session is contained in annex I. Opening meeting 3. At the current session, it is again envisaged that the President of the Human Rights Council will deliver an opening statement. Statements will then be made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Chairperson of the Forum on Minority Issues and the independent expert on minority issues. Documentation 4. A list of documents for the session is provided in annex II. In addition to normal distribution, official documents for the session will be made available on the Human Rights Council website at the address: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/minority/forum.htm. 2. International and regional human rights frameworks and recent global initiatives relating to minority women’s rights 5. At the current session of the Forum, participants will once again have an opportunity to make brief presentations and comments based on the draft recommendations that they will have before them. After the presentations given at the beginning of each agenda item, there will be an open discussion to which all participants will be invited to contribute, based on a sign-up sheet. 6. Participants in the session will be provided with a brief overview of existing international and regional standards and principles relating to the rights of minority women, including the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. With a view to set the framework for ensuing discussions, presentations will also address recent global initiatives relating to the rights of minority women. 3. Minority women and girls and the right to education 7. Under this agenda item, the discussion will include an overview of international and regional human rights frameworks and core principles on the right of minority women and girls to education. The discussions will also identify the essential requirements for an effective education strategy for minority women and girls; measures aimed at guaranteeing equal access to quality education and training for minority women and girls while 2