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(g) Assess investments and projects in accordance with the right to
development approach and the concept of the human rights economy;
(h) Design and implement intellectual property rules that fully take into
account cultural rights and protect cultural expressions and knowledge,
including, but not limited to, traditional expressions and knowledge;
(i) Develop clear and effective mechanisms of redress when cultural
rights are affected by the work of the organization;
(j) Ensure effective participation of all interested parties and meaningful
consultation, including the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous
Peoples or local communities, according to the current human rights standards;
(k) Work closely together in order to ensure that development is applied
in an inclusive manner and promote its cultural dimension.
85. All interested stakeholders should ensure that the work of international
development organizations on development: (a) includes cultural development;
(b) reverses inequalities and stereotypes through, inter alia, the adoption of
positive measures; (c) is self-determined and community-led, contextualized to
specific cultural environments and fully aligning itself with the aspirations,
customs, traditions, systems and world views of the individuals and groups most
impacted; (d) is not a one-size-fits-all model; and (e) is forward-looking, everevolving and an ongoing process aimed at causing profound transformations in
the current system, based on the ecology of knowledge.
86. The Special Rapporteur encourages further studies and discussions to build
on the present report. The aim of leaving no one behind is worth more effort.
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