15th Session, Geneva, 1 and 2 December 2022 • Rethink: Minority rights defenders and their role in promoting principles of the Declaration Rethink: Minority rights defenders and their role in promoting principles of the Declaration • Reform: Filling the gaps in the implementation of the Declaration • Open dialogue: urgent situations of minorities A gender perspective will be applied to all areas of discussion to address particular vulnerability of minority women in the existing implementation gaps. 5. Inputs and outcome The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues encourages wide participation from States, national human rights institutions, civil society representatives, as well as regional and international organizations, minorities and other stakeholders, including internet companies and social media platforms. Recommendations emanating from the four regional forums (Americas, Africa-Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Europe-Central Asia) held in 2022 under the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues will also be considered, in order to include greater regional input and views on the issues to be discussed at the fifteenth session of the Forum. These can be consulted at the webpage of the Regional Forums. All participants are encouraged to contribute to the discussion and dialogue by sharing experiences and views about the main areas of discussion of the UN Forum. Based on the dialogue and contributions of the participants a summary of the discussion of the Forum will be prepared by the Chairperson of the UN Forum, and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues will prepare a report on the recommendations of the UN Forum. 4