Africa-Middle East Regional Forum 2021
Larsa Organization has participated over two days in Africa and the Middle-East Regional Forum on conflict prevention and the protection of the human rights of minorities.
The Regional Forum is convened by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues and organized by the Tom Lantos Institute in cooperation with a number of regional organizations.
The main purpose of the Africa-Middle East Regional Forum on “Conflict prevention and the protection of the human rights of minorities” is to provide regional insights, which will feed into the thematic work of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues for his report to the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council in March 2022. Furthermore, discussions will inform the work and recommendations of the 14th session of the Forum on Minority Issues, which will take place in Geneva in December 2021.
The forum has four thematic sessions:
Thematic Session 1: Substantive root causes of contemporary conflicts involving minorities
Thematic Session 2: Normative framework: the human rights of minorities and conflict prevention
Thematic Session 3: Obstacles to implementing the rights of minorities and early effective conflict prevention
Thematic Session 4: Ways forward towards addressing gaps in human rights mechanisms to protect minorities and prevent conflicts
