A/HRC/30/52 United Nations system, but rather to issues such as lack of political will to implement the rights of indigenous peoples, including land rights; lack of a common understanding of the key terms in the Declaration and of the meaning and interpretation of the rights contained therein; and lack of disaggregated data collection. 29. Referring to the commitment of States to consider ways to enable the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them (outcome document, para. 33), he noted that good practices were currently being reviewed. He recalled that the report of the SecretaryGeneral on progress made in the implementation of the outcome document (A/70/84) contained the proposal that the President of the General Assembly could appoint cofacilitators or advisers, including indigenous representatives, to lead an open-ended consultation process on indigenous peoples’ participation at the United Nations. 30. The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, establishing links between the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the post-2015 development agenda, suggested that the operationalization of the outcome document of the World Conference was critical in ensuring that indigenous peoples were not left behind in the implementation of the new development goals. Echoing the concerns of many other participants, the Special Rapporteur stated that formulating national action plans would be key to implementing the commitments States had made in the outcome document. With regard to the review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism, she noted that there was broad consensus among many State representatives on enhancing the capacity of the United Nations mechanisms on indigenous peoples to advise States on the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the outcome document of the World Conference. 31. Representatives of States and indigenous peoples reaffirmed their strong support for the contribution of the Expert Mechanism in improving the rights of indigenous peoples. Many representatives supported the call for a strengthened mandate for the Expert Mechanism to improve further the rights of indigenous peoples. Specific recommendations included broadening the mandate to include a function to monitor the implementation of the Declaration that would promote and protect the rights enshrined therein and discourage violations; preparing reports on the implementation of the Declaration; issuing general comments and interpretations on the provisions of the Declaration; providing technical assistance on implementation to States, indigenous peoples, the United Nations system and the private sector; and collecting and disseminating information on good practices. Many representatives recommended that any broadening of the mandate should not result in a duplication of the mandates of either the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples or the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Securing additional financial resources for the possible increased role of the Expert Mechanism was also considered vital. 32. Significant emphasis was placed on States’ commitment to take action to achieve the ends of the Declaration at the national level, through legal, policy and administrative measures, particularly national action plans and strategies. Positive examples were provided, including budgetary reviews Governments had carried out to evaluate the policy, administrative and legislative changes needed to implement the Declaration, and indigenous forums that had been established at the national level to monitor implementation. 33. In addition to the review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism several participants commented on other aspects of follow-up to the World Conference, particularly the participation of indigenous peoples in United Nations processes. Several indigenous representatives supported the call for a new accreditation procedure to ensure the direct, meaningful and effective participation of indigenous peoples, based on mutual respect and partnerships between indigenous peoples and States, in accordance with article 18 of the 9

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