A/80/186 programmes, specialized agencies and related organizations 23 regarding departments, programmes and initiatives that directly or indirectly address minority issues, whether on their own or in collaboration with other United Nations entities, civil society organizations and national or local authorities. Four United Nations entities, programmes, specialized agencies and related organizations 24 indicated that they did not have relevant information to contribute to the report, implying that they do not carry out any activities that address minority issues. Having reviewed the mandates of those organizations, the Special Rapporteur considers that they might in fact have initiatives or projects that address minority issues, although they may not be explicitly designated as such. 39. In the third phrase of his research effort, the Special Rapporteur issued a public call for input from State and non-state actors about their experience with the United Nations system in relation to minority issues. The contributions received allowed the Special Rapporteur to analyse the progress made in addressing minority issues and identify the gaps in the protection of minority rights. 40. The Special Rapporteur wishes to thank all United Nations entities, funds, programmes, specialized agencies and related organizations, civil society actors, academics and Member States that provided contributions, including in response to his call for input for the present report. Owing to the word limit, all the relevant data cannot be included in the present report. Only some of the most significant and relevant findings are reproduced below. In order to make this wealth of information available, all the findings of the Special Rapporteur ’s research efforts will be published in an online annex to present report that can be found on the website of the mandate holder. 25 C. Findings 1. Findings of previous mandate holders 41. With regard to article 9 of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities, the former Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, emphasized the importance of collaborating, in her role as the Independent Expert, with United Nations bodies and __________________ 23 24 25 10/21 Development Coordination Office, Department of Global Communications, Department of Peace Operations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agr icultural Development (IFAD), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Trade Centre (ITC), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OHCHR , Peacebuilding Support Office, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary -General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Office of Counter-Terrorism, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), United Nations Youth Office, World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and World Bank. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). See www.ohchr.org/en/documents/research-papers/contribution-un-full-realization-declarationrights-persons-belonging. 25-11708