E/2002/43/Rev.1 E/CN.19/2002/3/Rev.1 encouraged to formulate them in development programmes and projects, taking into account constitutional and legal advances made both nationally and internationally, particularly with reference to the Convention; (d) The World Bank should take into account the outcome of the assessment being made of its current operational guidelines on indigenous peoples before completing the drafting of new guidelines on the matter. It should also re-evaluate the manner in which it has held consultations on the new guidelines; (e) The United Nations agencies and bodies, including the financial institutions, must review their programmes and projects relating to indigenous peoples in order to gather information on policy, strategies, programmes, projects, allocated resources and outcomes; the Forum will subsequently address specific questions to the agencies and bodies on the question, including the issues of indigenous migrants living in urban areas, farm conflicts, food security and intellectual property; (f) Thought must be given to how the United Nations system can foster stronger mechanisms to control and monitor the transnational enterprises operating in indigenous territories and lands. Steps should be taken to ensure that the subject is dealt with, inter alia, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development to be held in Johannesburg in August and September 2002 and at the meeting of the Andean Presidential Council, other opportunities being the Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus preparatory to the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the meeting of the Andean Forum established by the Andean Community, in both of which members of the Forum should participate; (g) Importance should also be given to familiarity with the different activities being conducted by the Commission on Sustainable Development; (h) The various United Nations bodies should be very specific in any statements they make about indigenous issues, and any replies submitted should be equally specific so that the members of the Forum can obtain information. 5. Education and culture 26. The Forum stresses the importance of respect for and protection of traditional indigenous knowledge and heritage; the contribution of traditional knowledge in matters related to spirituality, the environment and the management of natural resources within ecosystems; objectively favouring the synergies between local traditional knowledge and modern science, with indigenous participation. 27. The Forum: (a) Invites UNESCO to explain the plan of action for the application of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and also on linguistic rights, the policies, actions and initiatives on indigenous cultures, thus facilitating the opportunities and resources of the projects presented by indigenous peoples with the goal of accomplishing the compromises geared towards human sustainable development. Indigenous peoples demand the right to keep and develop their distinct characteristics, their cultural traditions and their customs; (b) Invites UNESCO to guarantee the indigenous educational methods, views and psychology in its plans of action, and should influence the Government, through its education and culture representatives, to facilitate opportunities of access to 7