Minority rights focus in the United Nations 17 • Preparing and disseminating information materials regarding minority issues, including in minority languages; • Facilitating the participation of minorities in the development, design, implementation and evaluation of United Nations programmes, particularly through United Nations advisory or consultative bodies; • Working towards ensuring that minorities are able to benefit equitably from development and economic progress; • Promoting positive measures to increase access for persons belonging to minority groups to educational opportunities and jobs; • Assisting in the reform of discriminatory processes or electoral systems. The OHCHR country office in the Plurinational State of Bolivia has established countering discrimination as one of its priorities. It focuses on Afro-descendant people, actively promoting their increased participation in the design and implementation of public policies. It has also been encouraging minority groups to increasingly use international, regional and national human rights mechanisms, through capacity-building and awareness-raising initiatives and facilitating dialogue among the different stakeholders. Contacts and further information Postal address Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais des Nations 8-14 Avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Tel: 41 22 917 9220 E-mail: InfoDesk@ohchr.org Website: www.ohchr.org Visiting addresses Palais Wilson 52 Rue des Pâquis 1201 Geneva Switzerland OHCHR-Motta 48 Avenue Giuseppe Motta 1202 Geneva Switzerland Key entry points to OHCHR for minority rights advocates are: Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section Tel: 41 22 917 92 20