A/HRC/24/41 indigenous rights standards are to have a meaningful effect on State and corporate policies and action as they relate to indigenous peoples”. He also provided an update on his on-going study on the issue of extractive industries affecting indigenous peoples. • Finally, the Special Rapporteur has on numerous occasions, at the request of various United Nations institutions and specialized agencies, provided inputs into document being prepared that relate to indigenous peoples. These documents have mostly related to policies on consultation and free, prior and informed consent, as was the case with documents developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Global Compact, for which the Special Rapporteur provided orientations and comments. 2. Country reports 12. A second area of the Special Rapporteur’s work involves investigating and reporting on the overall human rights situations of indigenous peoples in selected countries. The reports of the country situations include conclusions and recommendations aimed at strengthening good practices, identifying areas of concern, and improving the human rights conditions of indigenous peoples. The reporting process involves a visit to the countries under review, including to the capital and selected places of concern within the country, during which the Special Rapporteur interacts with Government representatives, indigenous communities from different regions and a cross section of civil society actors that work on issues relevant to indigenous peoples. 13. Since the Special Rapporteur’s last report to the Human Rights Council, he has completed country visits to El Salvador, Namibia, and Panama. The reports on the situation of indigenous peoples in Namibia and El Salvador are included as addendums to the main thematic report (A/HRC/24/41/Add.1 and A/HRC/24/41/Add.2, respectively). The Special Rapporteur is in the process of drafting his report on the situation of indigenous peoples in Panama, following a visit to that country in July 2013, and that report will be presented to the Human Rights Council in 2014. 14. In addition, in March 2013, the Special Rapporteur held a consultation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with indigenous representatives from countries throughout the Asia region, and on the basis of these consultations, prepared a report, which will be published as an addendum to the present report (A/HRC/24/41/Add.4). The Special Rapporteur was very pleased with the comprehensive information that was provided by indigenous representatives during the consultation, and was grateful for the assistance of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact and the Malaysia National Human Rights Institution, SUHAKAM, for their work in hosting and organizing that event. 15. Later this year the Special Rapporteur will be carrying out a visit to Peru, and he hopes also to receive confirmation from Canada for dates to visit that country before the end of 2013. He also looks forward to visiting one or two additional countries before his mandate ends in May 2014. 3. Examination of specific allegations of human rights violations 16. On an on-going basis, the Special Rapporteur has responded to specific cases of alleged human rights violations. A fundamental aspect of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur is to “To gather, request, receive and exchange information and communications from all relevant sources, including Governments, indigenous peoples and 25