Minorities. This publication will be the centrepiece of our own celebration of the 20th anniversary. In Vietnam, ethnic minorities face widespread prejudice. Minority groups make up over 14 per cent of Vietnam’s population. Many minorities – the Tay, Khmer, Mong and other smaller groups – live in remote mountainous areas. Despite positive initiatives, the government has struggled to deliver health and education programmes in these areas. With support from MRG, the Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE) has conducted a campaign during 2012, advocating for the inclusion of minority groups in development planning. iSEE has run workshops for journalists on rights-based approaches to development and combating discrimination in the media. Translating and distributing the Declaration was a crucial step in the campaign. iSEE has also published policy briefs based on the Declaration and drawing on key recommendations made by the UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues. iSEE’s campaign has already resulted in some positive outcomes. The media has started to expose stereotypes and cover issues of cultural identity and language loss. In Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Organization for the Youth in Politics (ZOYP) has been using the Declaration to lobby policymakers to ensure that marginalized ethnic groups, such as the Kalanga and Tonga, can participate in the country’s political system. ZOYP translated the Declaration into the Tonga language and used it during workshops with local community organizations. ZOYP has also been using the Declaration when holding the government accountable with respect to minority rights. These advocacy activities have paid off. ZOYP, in collaboration with other local groups, has successfully campaigned for the appointment of the first Tonga Minister in the current government. In Moldova, the government has already taken steps to protect the rights of minorities by incorporating provisions of the Declaration into national legislation. Nevertheless, people belonging to minority groups continue to face discrimination related to employment, education, access to health care and expression of opinion. There has been an increase in hate-speech against minorities, especially Jews and Roma. Recognising the particular challenges faced by minority women, theNational Institute for Women of Moldova (“Equality”) holds “training of trainers” sessions on interethnic tolerance, targeting especially university professors and school teachers. The participants are introduced to the new minority rights legislation and the Declaration. Teachers are then expected to incorporate what they have learned into their own course plans. Madam Chair, these are three examples from three continents. I believe that these examples demonstrate a few key lessons concerning civil society advocacy based on the Declaration: first, is the importance of introducing minority