TABLE OF CONTENTS

Boxes:
Box 1. Equity and Development: Political Economy Arguments for Inclusion of Minorities
Box 2. Overview of Standards and Mechanisms on Minorities
Box 3. Where Are Minorities in the MDG Reports?
Box 4. An MDG Report for Afro-descendants in Ecuador
Box 5. Definition of  ‘Social Exclusion’ and ‘Horizontal Inequalities’
Box 6. “Do No Harm”
Box 7. MRG Recommends the Most Important Steps to Protect Minority Rights After and Ethnic or Religious Conflict
Box 8. Minorities and Conflict: Experiences from Minority Groups
Box 9. Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Forestry Management in the Congo Basin
Box 10. Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme: Involving Indigenous Peoples Women in Sustainable Development Community-Based Initiatives.
Box 11. Reducing Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS among Minorities in the United States
Box 12. Prevention of HIV/AIDS among Ethnic Minorities of the Upper Mekong Region: Lessons Learned
Box 13. UNCT Brazil Example
Box 14. Matrices for Ensuring ‘Interculturality’ in the UNDAF for Ecuador
Box 15. Addressing Caste Discrimination in Development
Box 16. UNDP Ecuador Project on Achieving the MDGs for Afro-descendants
Box 17. Building Government Capacity: Study Tour on Minority Issues
Box 18. UNDP Nepal’s Interim Workforce Diversity Policy
Box 19. Developing a Social Inclusion Index: UNDP Nepal
Box 20. The Inter-Agency Working Group on Intercultural Issues in Ecuador
Box 21. UNV’s Engagement in Empowering the Vulnerable Communities of Albania
Box 22. Practical Measures to Facilitate the Participation of Minorities in Local Consultation
Box 23. The UN Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee of Kenya (UNIPACK)

Tables:
Table 1. Key International Standards on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Table 2. Key International Mechanisms on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Table 3. How Can Overcoming Poverty of Minorities Improve Overall Human Development?
Table 4. Linking Minority Rights and MDGs Strategies
Table 5. Targeted or Inclusive Approaches?
Table 6. Capacity Building for Governments for Minorities in Development
Table 7. Overview of Tools

Figure:
Figure 1. Intersecting Identities for Minority Groups