A/HRC/34/68 also take into account the dynamics between the various groups and the Government or other parties to the conflict. 66. The United Nations and other international actors should pay particular attention to minority persons who may be subjected to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination in situations of crisis, including unaccompanied children, women, persons with disabilities, older persons and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. They should also be prepared to intervene on behalf of minority refugees experiencing protection problems because they lack identity documents or are stateless. Distribution of humanitarian assistance and access to basic services 67. States have the primary responsibility for protecting people within their territorial jurisdiction and should provide the necessary material and service support to minorities affected by crises, including families hosting persons displaced by humanitarian crises. Non-State actors should also make similar provisions as relevant. 68. In practice, it is often local civil society organizations and volunteer groups that actually provide assistance and support to members of minorities in situations of humanitarian crisis. States should guarantee access by all actors involved in the provision of humanitarian assistance to all regions and populations requiring assistance, without discrimination and with due attention given to minority groups and cultural disparities among the population. The United Nations and other humanitarian actors should ensure that minorities are not discriminated against in the distribution of humanitarian relief, including food and basic services, in particular health care, potable water and education. They should also ensure that social services are equally accessible by and appropriate to the specific needs of women and men as well as girls and boys belonging to minorities. 69. Humanitarian assistance, including distribution of food and first necessity items, and the provision of basic services, such as education, medical and psychosocial support, should, where possible, be culturally adapted and tailored to the specific needs of minority communities (as pre-identified at the prevention stage). This assistance should be made accessible by other potentially marginalized groups within the minority community, such as women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 70. States should ensure that adequate and culturally appropriate education is made available to minority communities, where possible, in their mother tongue. 71. The United Nations and other humanitarian actors should ensure that humanitarian assistance is not limited to those in the most easily accessible areas and should find solutions to reach more remote areas where minority groups often live. 72. States, the United Nations and other humanitarian actors must ensure that strategies, programmes and activities do not inadvertently lead to or reinforce discrimination against or exclusion of different groups, but instead promote equality and respect for the rights of all. 73. The United Nations and other humanitarian actors should work in complementarity with local governmental and non-governmental actors to ensure that the delivery of aid is facilitated by the minority communities’ knowledge and understanding of population dynamics and geographical or other local factors. 74. The United Nations and other actors should ensure that all strategies and interactions are coordinated with various minority groups to ensure effective communication and complementary strategies in delivering the necessary goods and services. Meaningful engagement and communication with minority leaders, in minority languages, are key to achieving this goal. 12