GENEVA (6 September 2021) – The Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on conflict prevention and the protection of the human rights of minorities, convened by the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Fernand de Varennes, will take place on 7 and 8 September. The Regional Forum will bring together some 200 representatives from States, UN and regional organisations, civil society groups as well as minorities. The Asia-Pacific Regional Forum is the third of four regional fora convened in 2021 on preventing conflicts through justice and human rights for minorities. Discussions will inform the work and recommendations of the 14th session of the global UN Forum on Minority Issues taking place in Geneva in December 2021 also on the theme of "Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities". The Asia-Pacific Regional Forum will take place online this year because of the pandemic and is open to the media. The event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nFioBnLPu3b2ZufJGtD1w Learn more about the speakers and the schedule of the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Minority Issues. ENDS