A/HRC/6/10 page 9 26. One State representative commented that the understanding of the concept of minority and the historical experience surrounding minorities were not the same around the world. The representative maintained that, while minorities in some parts of the world were marginalized and excluded, minorities in other parts of the world had historically been the oppressors. The representative also noted that minority was a concept and not always a question of numbers. 27. Several panellists and State representatives also addressed the issues of data collection, monitoring and disaggregated data. One representative raised questions about data collection in relation to patterns of shifting identities, while a panellist reiterated the importance of data-collection and storage methods and emphasized that data should never be personally identifiable. One panellist also spoke on the need to develop international standards for data collection. 28. One delegate expressed the view that the lack of reference to the 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action1 constituted a gap. The same delegate also mentioned that article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights needed to be better implemented. 29. The Chairman noted that the first part of the session had underscored the need for more work on disaggregated data and reliable indicators, as well as the need to update the information on the websites of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and those dedicated to the Durban follow-up. B. Presentation by the Secretariat 30. The coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Unit presented an overview on the assistance that OHCHR could provide with regard to developing and implementing national action plans. The coordinator explained that such assistance originated from a request made by the concerned State and was implemented on the basis of an agreement reached with the particular Government. 31. The national action plan of Argentina was highlighted as an example that could be useful in the development of further technical assistance projects by OHCHR with States. The development of the action plan included three phases: methodology, guidelines and the identification of groups requiring attention. 32. In the course of the discussion, several delegations raised the point concerning the capacity of OHCHR to assist Member States in the development of action plans. They stressed that the High Commissioner needed to strengthen the capacity of the Anti-Discrimination Unit in this regard. 1 General Assembly resolution 47/135, annex.