A/HRC/49/46 The present thematic report will address these issues and help to identify the means by which the Special Rapporteur can more effectively contribute to (i) developing the stakeholders’ capacity to identify the root causes of conflicts; (ii) strengthening legal and institutional framework so it provides a more effective early warning tool to help prevent violent conflicts; (iii) enhancing or creating early effective conflict prevention mechanisms and (iv) developing of means to advance the protection of the human rights of minorities and prevention of conflicts involving them. The report will also look into the role of minority youth and women as valuable innovators and agents of change, whose contributions should be seen as an essential part of recognising and protecting the human rights of minorities, preventing conflicts and building peaceful communities, as outlined in the recommendations of the Forum on Minority Issues at its tenth session “Minority youth: towards inclusive and diverse societies” (A/HRC/37/73). The report will also highlight promising practices, including the effective involvement of minorities in conflict prevention and provide suggestions and recommendations addressed to all relevant stakeholders at the local, national, regional and international levels. Call for submissions In accordance with the established practice of thematic mandate-holders, the Special Rapporteur welcomes inputs by States, UN agencies, regional and international organizations, national human rights institutions, civil society and minority organizations, scholars and research institutions, and others who may wish to submit for this purpose. Such submissions may include, for instance, recommendations, evidence and case studies. The following questions are intended to guide submissions: 1. Please provide examples of tools and early warning mechanisms, which monitor risk factors leading to conflicts involving minorities. 2. Please provide any relevant data and case studies revealing root causes of some contemporary conflicts involving minorities. 3. Please provide examples of capacity-building programs assisting the States and intergovernmental organizations to identify the root causes of conflicts involving minorities. 4. Please provide examples of existing policies, legal and institutional frameworks, as well any other positive initiatives targeted at ensuring peaceful coexistence in order to safeguard the recognition and protection of the human rights of minorities. Please specify how minority women and youth are involved in these examples. 5. How can the international and regional conflict prevention tools and mechanisms further strengthen the recognition and protection of the rights of minorities? 6. Please describe how persons belonging to minorities and their representative organizations, including minority women and youth, are involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of the conflict prevention programmes. 7. Please provide any other relevant information. Submissions and inputs on the above-mentioned areas can be submitted in English, French or Spanish and addressed to the Special Rapporteur by email to ohchr-minorityissues@un.org by 6 December 2021. Submissions and inputs will be considered public records unless expressed otherwise. B. List of contributors States: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Guatemala, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Mauritius, Mexico, Russian Federation, Slovakia. International Organizations: UNHCR, UNICEF. National Human Rights Institutions: Ombudsman Office of Azerbaijan. 27