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(c) Consult and seek the active participation of intended beneficiaries in
the design and implementation of special measures;
(d) Ensure that individuals can self-identify as being part of a racial or
ethnic group;
(e) Establish mechanisms to monitor the ongoing effectiveness of special
measures, review special measures periodically and reform special measures as
needed;
(f) Ensure that special measures are accompanied by other general antidiscrimination and equality measures that reinforce the effectiveness of special
measures in combating racial inequalities;
(g) Ensure that special measures address intersectional discrimination,
including discrimination faced by women and girls; children and youth; older
persons; persons with disabilities; LGBTQIA+ persons; migrants; and forcibly
displaced persons, including refugees, internally displaced persons and asylumseekers from within marginalized racial or ethnic groups;
(h)
Refrain from withdrawing special measures prematurely or abruptly;
(i) Educate and raise the awareness of the public of the importance of
special measures to combat inequalities, including those caused by the historical
patterns of enslavement, colonialism, apartheid and caste-based discrimination;
(j) Take steps to ensure that special measures are adopted and effectively
implemented in the private sector;
(k) Take steps to ensure that special measures are adopted and effectively
implemented in the judiciary.
78.
The United Nations funds and programmes and other entities should:
(a) Increase awareness and understanding of the effectiveness and crucial
need for special measures, including to provide redress for enslavement,
colonialism and apartheid;
(b) Remind States of their obligation to adopt special measures and
encourage States to increase their adoption of special measures;
(c) Encourage all States to collect and publish disaggregated data and
perform assessments of the need for special measures within their jurisdiction;
(d) Encourage all States to implement monitoring mechanisms to assess
the effectiveness of special measures.
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