The principles of the Decration and the increasingly detailed content of standards of other instruments combined with guides, recommendations and toolkits provide a practical way to enhance implementation. This implementation will only be successful, however, if there is sufficient level of information regarding minority rights and the duties that go with them for all stakeholders. That states are primary actors entails that they not only have the obligation to ensure that a framework and mechanisms are in place for effective protection of these rights, but also that the awareness and knowledge of this is proactively promoted throughout the society and its institutions. The UN and regional organizations such as the OSCE HCNM and the CoE can support this process through expertise and dialogue, including in settings such as this fifth Minority Forum.

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