A/78/213 than in harm acknowledgment or project change. 76 And although it is gradually improving, several agreements between the parties are still not made public by the World Bank. 70. Other important international entities are still lacking appropriate accountability mechanisms. There is no redress, that is to say no existing mechanism to directly challenge the decision-making of the IMF. 77 And as the technical expert review for WIPO revealed, effective mechanisms for redress should be provided to local communities where cultural and intellectual property has been misused or misappropriated without the free, prior and informed consent of the concerned communities. 78 G. Looking within international governance 71. In conducting her study, the Special Rapporteur noted that some challenges also existed within the structure of the respective international agencies, which may hinder their ability to deliver on cultural diversity and cultural rights. 72. One such challenge seems to lie in the presence, and not mere representation, of cultural diversity in the international governance system itself. The Secretary -General noted in his recent report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals that the international financial architecture would need “deep reforms” to enhance the “voice and participation of developing countries in the governance of international financial institutions” (A/78/80-E/2023/64, para. 20). The international governance of development is still suffering from the context of its creation, and efforts must be made to ensure that all countries can fully take part in it. As States are the first duty bearers accountable for the respect, protection and realization of human rights, it is of the utmost importance that Governments and their respective public bodies be fully involved in the international governance of development and have the ability to uphold their human rights obligations through development cooperation and with the support of the international financial architecture. Although cooperation with private bodies, as partners of development projects, might be necessary and desirable, these stakeholders should never replace public bodies. 73. In addition, some countries have also asked for diversity among the staff of international bodies. Efforts to increase cultural diversity on the basis of passports are very simplistic in this globalized world, do not take into account the variety of cultural backgrounds within the States which amount to different world views, and do not take into account intersectionality, involving a diversity of socioeconomic and academic backgrounds, sensitivities and experiences. Diversity has to be multidimensional and multilayered. Based on statistics on countries of origin, it will not have the transformational results of inclusion but will continue to maintain dominant viewpoints and to harbour inequalities and discrimination. 74. Another challenge lies in the lack of reference to cultural rights in the human rights resources shared by United Nations entities, as well as in their capacity building tools. Even the United Nations inter-agency common learning package on a human rights-based approach, which should strengthen the capacity of United Nations staff to apply this approach to country programming, fails to include thorough __________________ 76 77 78 20/24 Kelebogile Zvobgo and Benjamin A. T. Graham, “The World Bank as an enforcer of human rights”, Journal of Human Rights, vol. 19, no. 4 (2020), pp. 425–448. Willem van Genugten, Paul Hunt and Susan Mathews, eds., Tilburg Guiding Principles on World Bank, IMF and Human Rights (2002), para. 22. WIPO/GRTKF/IC/46/INF/8 (2022), annex, paras. 14–17. 23-14310

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