Summary

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 80/199, entitled “Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities”. It includes information on activities undertaken by Member States, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at headquarters and in the field, the relevant United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms, 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.