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peace is impossible without job creation; peace is impossible without transparency and accountability of Governments to citizens and a total respect for the rule of law.

set forth in Article 15 has been made for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person on account of that person’s race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin or political opinion or that compliance with the request would cause prejudice to that person’s position for any of these reasons.

role in raising the level of awareness of and in giving added visibility to the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and for the ongoing efforts to promote and protect their rights in order to ensure equitable development and peaceful and stable societies, including through close cooperation with Governments, the relevant United Nations bodies and mechanisms and non-governmental organizations; and invited the Independent Expert on minority issues to report annually to the General Assembly (resolution 66/166).

(indigenous) peoples, African Canadians and immigrants, to enable the Committee to better evaluate the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of various groups of its population.

group, are migrants, are stateless, are refugees, live in underdeveloped, rural or remote communities, are homeless, are in institutions or in detention, have disabilities, are elderly, are widowed or live in conflict, post-conflict or disaster situations, and as such they require special attention, intervention and protection in the development of crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against women.

background, in particular in the context of counter-terrorism measures.

of human rights; and enhanced rule of law.

return; the cross-border movement of undocumented persons; and the continuing illegal exploitation of natural resources.

on relevant public services and channels to seek assistance.

is essential for peace, understanding and friendship among individuals and people of the different cultures and nations of the world, while manifestations of cultural prejudice, intolerance and xenophobia towards people belonging to different cultures, religions and beliefs give rise to polarization and disturb social cohesion, generating hatred and violence among peoples and nations throughout the world

requirement and a lower-level Chinese Language requirement) for the sake of achieving racial diversity in student population and, if this was unlawful under the Bill, suggest other alternatives (apart from the provision of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (Chinese) examination as an alternative qualification in Chinese Language) to ensure equal opportunities for NCS students in university admission; and

participation in diversified Chinese activities together with their children to enhance their children’s exposure to and use of Chinese, summer bridging programmes specifically for the NCS students progressing to Primary 1 and Primary 4 to be expanded to allow the NCS parents to accompany their children to learn Chinese, an incentive grant scheme to be launched to enhance the professional competencies of Chinese Language teachers in teaching the NCS students with setting of appropriate targets for the NCS students’ acquisition of Chinese and a longitudinal study to be conducted to further evaluate the effectiveness of measures to support the NCS students’ learning of Chinese, with a view to improving the learning and teaching of the Chinese Language.

xenophobia generate hatred and violence among peoples and nations

games and brief presentations.

and that the relevant recommendations made by the Independent Expert on minorities be implemented.

birth, primary language, economic status, age or disability; or opinions or beliefs, except to the extent that those opinions or beliefs involve harm to others or the diminution of the rights or freedoms of others.

of respect for multi-ethnic and multicultural identity.