A/67/301 88. The United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues has an important role to play in implementing the recommendations set out above, building upon initiatives it has already taken in this regard. 89. Processes within the United Nations system for the development of new multilateral treaties or other instruments, or for the development of new programmes or conferences, should be consistent with international standards concerning the rights of indigenous peoples, both in relation to their participation in these processes and in terms of substantive outcomes. 90. The right of indigenous peoples to participate in decisions affecting them, as articulated in the Declaration and other international sources, should therefore be respected fully in the setting of international standards or other processes which affect their rights or interests. 91. Additionally, the outcomes of these processes should reinforce the rights of indigenous peoples as affirmed in the Declaration. In no instance should a new international treaty or other instrument, or the outcome document of a conference, fall below or undermine the standards set forth in the Declaration or established in other international sources. 92. As for existing treaties or other normative instruments, including agency guidelines and policies, they should be interpreted and implemented in a way that is consistent with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, whether or not the specific texts of these instruments reflect language which exactly matches the terms of the Declaration, unless the wording clearly does not allow for such an interpretation. If the wording of a text is such that it cannot be applied consistently with the Declaration, it should be amended or reformed. 93. The Special Rapporteur considers it pertinent to make special mention of the upcoming World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, which will be held in 2014 as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. Being of obvious interest to indigenous peoples, the conference should allow for full and adequate participation by indigenous peoples, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Declaration. 94. The Special Rapporteur is aware that, at the time of this writing, the modalities of participation in the World Conference are being determined. In this connection, he urges flexibility and innovation to ensure indigenous participation in the meeting, in accordance with the standards of participation which the General Assembly itself affirmed when it adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In addition, the outcomes of the World Conference should reinforce, and in no way undermine or fall below, the standards of the Declaration. 95. A coordinated effort should be made to develop the capacities and skills of indigenous peoples to ensure that they are able to participate effectively in international processes which affect their rights and to engage effectively in consultations with United Nations institutions in the elaboration, implementation and evaluation of programmes affecting them. Some initiatives have been taken in this regard, but it is apparent to the Special Rapporteur that more capacitybuilding opportunities for indigenous peoples are required. Initiatives for such capacity-building could be advanced by the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues. 22 12-46087