At FORUM-ASIA, we employ a range of strategies to effectively achieve our goals and create a lasting impact.

Through a diverse array of approaches, FORUM-ASIA is dedicated to achieving our objectives and leaving a lasting imprint on human rights advocacy.

Who we work with

Our interventions are meticulously crafted and ready to enact tangible change, addressing pressing issues and empowering communities.

Each statements, letters, and publications are meticulously tailored, poised to transform challenges into opportunities, and to empower communities towards sustainable progress.

Multimedia Stories
publications

With a firm commitment to turning ideas into action, FORUM-ASIA strives to create lasting change that leaves a positive legacy for future generations.

Explore our dedicated sub-sites to witness firsthand how FORUM-ASIA turns ideas into action, striving to create a legacy of lasting positive change for future generations.

Subscribe our monthly e-newsletter

NGOs gear up for UN Forum on Minority Issues

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin

Gay McDougall,
the UN Independent Expert on minority issues, suggested that issues
such as minorities and poverty, and access to justice be included
in the session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues (UNFMI). The session
is expected to be held in September this year. Civil society
organisations, including FORUM-ASIA, have started to prepare for
engagement with the session.
Gay McDougall,
the UN Independent Expert on minority issues, suggested that issues
such as minorities and poverty, and access to justice be included
in the session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues (UNFMI). The session
is expected to be held in September this year. Civil society
organisations, including FORUM-ASIA, have started to prepare for
engagement with the session.

In her report
issued on 7 January 2010, McDougall presented her activities. Paragraph
26 of
the report stated that "Human Rights Council
resolution 6/15 invites the independent expert to include in her annual
report
recommendations for thematic subjects to be examined at future sessions
of the
Forum on Minority Issues. To date, the independent expert has received
the
following suggestions: minorities and poverty; access to justice;
minorities
and the media; and the situation of minority children."

Please click here to read her complete report (pdf, UN
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights).