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SUMMARY:Event: Safeguarding and regenerating European indigenous minority languages.
DESCRIPTION:Safeguarding and regenerating European indigenous minority languages. Event and Reception. Brussels.\n17.30 – 20.30 CET. \nOffice of the Northern Ireland Executive\, Chaussée d’Etterbeek 180 – 1040 Brussels \nThe Office of the Northern Ireland Executive Brussels\, Channel Islands Brussels Office\, Scottish Government\, Welsh Government Brussels Office and Isle of Man Government will be holding an evening panel discussion\, with music and local food and drink. \nExpert panellists\, moderated by Dr. Davyth Hicks\, Secretary-General of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN)\, will draw from their experiences to discuss the benefits indigenous minority languages can bring to communities and the role that government policy can play in supporting effective language recovery. \nThe panel discussion will be followed by a reception featuring food and drink from our countries\, and accompanied by music from Channel Islands band\, Lihou\, who will perform in both Jèrriais and Guernésiais. \nPanel One: Why is regeneration of indigenous minority languages important/ what benefits can this bring? \n\nProfessor Mererid Hopwood\, Aberystwyth University (Wales)\nDr. Niall Comer\, Ulster University (Northern Ireland)\nDr. Frank Ferguson\, Ulster University (Northern Ireland)\nMs Ealasaid MacDonald\, CEO Bòrd na Gàidhlig (Scotland)\nProfessor Julia Sallabank\, SOAS University of London (Guernsey)\n\nPanel Two: How can government policy and initiatives support language regeneration? \n\nProfessor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones\, ELEN President and Director of the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies (Cymru)\nMr Ben Spink\, Head of Office du Jèrriais (Jersey)\nMr Rob Teare\, Manx Language Officer\, Isle of Man Government (Isle of Man)\nSir Richard Collas\, Guernsey Language Commission (Guernsey)\n\nAttendance at the event is by invite only. \nT \n 
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SUMMARY:UN Forum on Minority Issues
DESCRIPTION:30 November 2023 – 01 December 2023\n\n\n\nLOCATION \nROOM XX\, PALAIS DES NATIONS\, GENEVA / HYBRID\n\n\nTHEME \nMINORITIES AND COHESIVE SOCIETIES: EQUALITY\, SOCIAL INCLUSION\, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION IS OPEN! \nRegistration: All participants are required to register for the Forum using an online registration system Indico following this link. \nRegistrations are open from 12 October and will close 20 November 2023. No application will be accepted after this date. \n\nParticipants will need to create a profile and complete the online registration before receiving confirmation of their registration by the Forum Secretariat. Confirmed participants will receive a QR code by email.\nThe QR code will be scanned by UN Security upon arrival in order to issue a badge of accreditation to the UN premises.\nPlease note that participants will need to plan and fund their travels to Geneva. Participants are also responsible for organizing their own visas\, if necessary.\n\nLimited number of pre-recorded interventions by minority delegates will be accommodated bearing in mind time limitations. \nParticipants from minority groups who wish to intervene via a pre-recorded video statement must register as soon as possible clearly indicating their wish to use this form of intervention. The Secretariat will provide further technical instructions on submitting the pre-recorded statement to delegates shortlisted to the List of Speakers. \nParticipants\, as well as individuals and organizations who will not be able to participate in the Forum or who do not wish to take the floor\, can contribute to the discussions by sending a written submission that includes proposal for recommendations at the following email address: hrc-sr-minorityforum@un.org \nThe event can be followed via livestream at the UN Web TV. Link to the livestream will be provided at the webpage of the Forum a few days before the event. \nPreparatory meeting: A preparatory meeting for all delegates will be held on 29 November at Palais des Nations in Geneva. Information related to the specifics on the Room will be provided at a later stage. \nMore information on the 16th session of the Forum will be provided soon\, keep an eye on the developments. \nBackground: The UN Forum on Minority Issues meets annually for two working days allocated to thematic discussions pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 6/15 of 28 September 2007 and resolution 19/23 of 23 March 2012. The Forum is open to Member States\, United Nations mechanisms\, bodies and specialized agencies\, funds and programmes\, intergovernmental organizations\, regional organizations and mechanisms in the field of human rights\, national human rights institutions and other relevant national bodies\, academics and experts on minority issues\, representatives of minorities and minority and non- governmental organizations. The Special Rapporteur on minority issues guides the work of the Forum\, prepares its annual meetings and reports on the thematic recommendations of the Forum to the Human Rights Council. The recommendations of the Sixteenth session will be presented at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council\, in March 2024. \nGeneral inquiries: hrc-sr-minorityforum@un.org \n\n\nWebsite: https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/forums/2023/sixteenth-session-forum-minority-issues
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