A/67/301 country level and establish a broad framework for implementing a human rightsbased and culturally sensitive approach to development for and with indigenous peoples. 30. In addition, the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues, which is composed of a wide range of agencies, funds, programmes and intergovernmental organizations, adopted a statement at its annual meeting in 2007 in which it pledged to advance the spirit and letter of the Declaration and ensure that the Declaration becomes a “living document” throughout the work of the members of the Group. The members of the Group also agreed that they would review their policies and other instruments regarding indigenous peoples, so that all policies, programmes, projects, other instruments and activities are consistent with the Declaration (E/C.19/2007/2). 31. The Special Rapporteur would like to point out the central role that the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has taken in orienting United Nations institutions and agencies with respect to the rights of indigenous peoples, under its mandate from the Economic and Social Council to provide expert advice and recommendations to programmes, funds and agencies of the United Nations through the Council; and to raise awareness and promote the integration and coordination of activities relating to indigenous issues within the United Nations system (Council resolution 2000/22). In this connection, the Special Rapporteur believes that it would be valuable for the Permanent Forum to undertake a comprehensive review of the work of international institutions that deal with issues relating to indigenous peoples, both at the international and country levels, to assess the extent to which their programming conforms to the standards expressed in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This review could perhaps be facilitated by assigning specific members of the Permanent Forum to the various institutions or programmes within the United Nations system and would supplement the work that the Permanent Forum has already carried out in this regard. 32. In any event, the Special Rapporteur would like to take advantage of the unique opportunity that he has in reporting to the General Assembly, to bring the attention of Member States to some of the current programmes and processes within the United Nations system that are of particular interest to indigenous peoples. The following examples are by no means exhaustive, and the Special Rapporteur expects to provide further observations on these and other United Nations activities throughout the remainder of his mandate, especially in his assessment of specific country situations, where appropriate. C. 1. Specific programmes and processes within the United Nations system of particular interest to indigenous peoples United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Convention 33. A recurring issue that has come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur relates to the impact on indigenous peoples of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites. This issue has arisen in the context of the Special Rapporteur’s communications with Governments regarding specific allegations of human rights violations, as well as in the context of 12-46087 9