Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities A/RES/70/166 and their respective mandates, episodes of targeted violence against persons belonging to minorities, including, when necessary, to regional and international bodies; 30. Encourages civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to promote awareness of the Declaration and to review the extent to which it integrates the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and the Declaration into its work, as well as to inform persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities about their rights; 31. Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues and their special focus on preventing and addressing violence and other serious crimes against persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities 16 and on minorities and the criminal justice process; 17 32. Requests the Special Rapporteur to report annually to the General Assembly and include recommendations for effective strategies for the better implementation of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; 33. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the effective promotion of the Declaration; 18 34. Takes note with appreciation of the “Guidance note of the SecretaryGeneral on racial discrimination and protection of minorities” providing guidance for the United Nations system on how to address racial discrimination and the protection of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and aimed at, inter alia, integrating their rights into the work of the United Nations system at the global, regional and country levels, including through coordination mechanisms; 35. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including information on activities undertaken by Member States, the Office of the High Commissioner, the Special Rapporteur, relevant United Nations entities and other relevant stakeholders to enhance the implementation of the Declaration and to ensure the realization of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; 36. Decides to continue consideration of the question at its seventy-second session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”. 80th plenary meeting 17 December 2015 _______________ 16 A/69/266. A/70/212. 18 A/70/255. 17 7/7