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(b) Participate actively in the Open-ended intergovernmental working
group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with
respect to human rights, established by the Human Rights Council in its
resolution 29/6, to elaborate on a legally binding instrument and develop ways
to strengthen legal accountability and remedy for corporate violations of
human rights;
(c) In the context of the post-2015 development agenda, reconsider
development paradigms that do not lead to sustainable and inclusive
development and poverty reduction amongst all groups, including indigenous
peoples, and ensure that the agency of indigenous peoples as development
actors is recognized in the reconceptualization of economic development.
79. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and related
organizations:
(a) Provide any required technical support to Member States on
immediate reform to investment and free trade agreements, as well as broader,
longer-term systemic reform;
(b) Ensure the mainstreaming of human rights standards, including all
those relating to indigenous peoples, within all United Nations and related
agencies that work on issues relating to investment and free trade agreements,
including UNCTAD, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank;
(c) Contribute to the base of evidence on the impact of investment and
free trade agreements on the rights of indigenous peoples through targeted
consultation and research;
(d) Take a leading role in coordinating Government efforts to increase
transparency and oversight related to international investment agreements;
(e) Develop tools and guidance that Member States can use to ensure
that protection for the rights of indigenous peoples is included within all
investment and free trade agreements.
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