Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

A/RES/48/138View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, published in 1994.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1993–1994

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1994	A/RES/48/138	Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities	842	31%Compare
1993	A/RES/47/135	Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities	595	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 1994

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
1994	A/49/415/Add.1	Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities report of the Secretary-General.		A/RES/48/138

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Advisory Services Cultural Participation Declarations Dispute Settlement Experts Human Rights Advancement Information Dissemination Laws and Regulations Minorities Personnel Management Political Participation Popular Participation Special Rapporteurs Technical Cooperation Training Programmes Working Groups

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.

See E/CN.4/1994/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1993/58, chap. II, sect. A.

See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

A/48/509 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities; 4/

Urges States and the international community to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as set out in the Declaration, including through the facilitation of their full participation in all aspects of the political,

economic, social, religious and cultural life of society and in the economic progress and development of their country;

Calls upon the Commission on Human Rights to examine ways and means to promote and protect effectively the rights of persons belonging to minorities, as set out in the Declaration;

Calls upon the Secretary-General to provide through the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat, at the request of Governments concerned and as part of the programme of advisory services and technical assistance of the Centre, qualified expertise on minority issues and human rights, as well as on the prevention and resolution of disputes, to assist in existing or potential situations involving minorities;

Appeals to States to take all the necessary legislative and other measures to promote and give effect, as appropriate, to the principles of the Declaration;

Also appeals to States to make bilateral and multilateral efforts, as appropriate, to protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities in their countries, in accordance with the Declaration;

Urges all treaty bodies and special representatives, special rapporteurs and working groups of the Commission on Human Rights and the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to give due regard to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities, as set forth in the Declaration, as appropriate, within their mandates;

Encourages intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to continue to contribute to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;

A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.

Invites the Secretary-General to continue the dissemination of information on the Declaration and the promotion of understanding thereof, including, as appropriate, in the context of the training of United Nations personnel;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled "Human rights questions".

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What’s in this document?

Table of contents

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