A/HRC/4/9 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction .............................................................................................. I. 1 - 15 4 16 - 100 7 The disproportionate poverty of disadvantaged minorities ................................................................................ 23 - 46 8 The crucial impact of denial of the right to non-discrimination and equal treatment ................................. 47 - 57 13 Current deficiencies in integrating minorities into poverty reduction strategies .................................................... 58 - 73 15 D. Promising practices in development policies ......................... 74 - 94 18 E. The work of the United Nations and other institutions in the area of minorities, poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals ............................................ 95 - 100 22 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................... 101 - 109 24 MINORITIES, POVERTY AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: ASSESSING GLOBAL ISSUES .... A. B. C. II. Page