Women’s level of participation in decisionmaking, including local development plans and poverty reduction strategies. Non-discrimination in relation to the acquisition, change and retention of nationality by women and passing on of nationality by women to their children and the impact on the lives of minority women and children. Barriers women face in accessing administration of justice services and the availability of specialized legal advice and legal literacy training. Violence within the community and ways of overcoming it from inside. Abuse and targeting of women in conflicts.      Access to education and training – discrimination between boys and girls. Minority women’s equal access to humanitarian aid in conflicts or natural disasters.   118 The particular situation of refugee and IDP women in camps where they may be at heightened risk of being subjected to sexual and gender based violence and face problems in accessing specific social and health facilities, water and sanitation, skill and vocational training, child care and other services. Particular discrimination against women on the basis of work of descent (caste) and gender, for example women being forced to do particular tasks such as manual scavenging or forced into prostitution. Interaction between various grounds of discrimination and the special situation of minority women in global migration. Specific vulnerabilities of minority migrant women to exploitation and abuse, including trafficking, need to be taken into account for policy formulation. Assessing the impact of legislation and policies in addressing discrimination affecting women belonging to minorities. Supporting the training and empowerment of women belonging to minorities. Supporting the creation or work of organizations focussing on the issues of women belonging to minorities. F. The UN can support the effective participation of persons belonging to minorities by ensuring:   Supporting dialogue with women belonging to minorities especially in conflict situations (with particular reference to Security Council resolution 1325).     Their participation in the development, design, implementation and evaluation of UN programmes, particularly through civil society advisory or consultative bodies to the UN; Support for their participation in national, regional or local level government decision-making, particularly through advisory or consultative bodies; Promotion of their participation in cultural decision-making bodies or religious advisory bodies; Encouragement and empowerment for their participation in public and political life, including through sharing good experiences; The grounds for their involvement in the sharing of the benefits of development and economic progress in equal conditions as the rest of the society; Affirmative action to increase access for persons belonging to minorities to jobs and internships or fellowships programmes; M A R G I N A L I S E D M I N O R I T I E S I N D E V E LO P M E N T P R O G R A M M I N g

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