Effective Participation of Minorities in Economic Life as a Strategy for Conflict Prevention
Dear NGO Representatives,
The United Nations Office at Geneva, the Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights are pleased to invite you to a joint event entitled “Effective Participation of Minorities in Economic Life as a Strategy for Conflict Prevention” which will take place on 12 November 2021 in Room XIX. The event will be held in hybrid format, allowing interested participants to attend both in-person and online.
If you wish to participate online, kindly register to event here: https://ungeneva-vc.webex.com/ungeneva-vc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9f2c072cd42b74a1769015481d475b2e
The main objectives of the event are:
(1) to draw attention to the link between peace and stability and the effective inclusion of minorities in public and economic life, especially amid COVID-19 pandemic;
(2) to raise awareness about the work of the OSCE High Commissioner and the UN on effective participation of national minorities and to elaborate further on the recommendations provided;
(3) to better understand challenges for developing inclusive social and economic recovery policies in the aftermath of COVID-19 that take into consideration social and economic vulnerabilities of national minorities, caused/aggravated by COVID-19; and
(4) to enhance OSCE – UN collaboration on the issue of national minorities.
Participants: Representatives of States, international organizations, academia, civil society, media
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