A/HRC/21/53 25. When indigenous peoples’ consent is necessary for the State to enact or implement laws and policies that relate to their cultures and languages, indigenous peoples are encouraged to establish their own methods to facilitate the consent-seeking process, which should include all members of the indigenous peoples concerned. 26. Indigenous peoples have the responsibility to ensure that their cultures are enjoyed equally by all indigenous individuals and especially those who may be vulnerable to exclusion. This includes the responsibility to establish mechanisms to effectively address allegations of human rights violations. D. International institutions 27. The United Nations should dedicate resources and expertise to the promotion and protection of indigenous peoples’ languages and culture. 28. It is imperative that United Nations institutions and related entities take a human rights-based approach to the development of international legal standards and policies on traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources, including in relation to access and benefit sharing, to ensure that they conform to the Declaration. In addition, it is essential that such processes include the direct, full and equal participation of indigenous peoples to protect indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge. 29. Indigenous peoples should be included in the development of all local, national, regional and international endeavours to address climate change and a human rights approach to climate change mitigation and adaptation should be adopted at all levels. E. National human rights institutions 30. National human rights institutions have an important role to play in the revitalization and protection of indigenous languages and cultures, including promoting and monitoring States’ laws and policies to protect and revitalize their cultures and languages and providing technical support for the implementation of indigenous peoples’ rights to their cultures and languages. National human rights institutions are also well placed to create public awareness of cultures and languages, especially when dealing with indigenous peoples’ issues. F. International donors 31. While States have the primary obligation to respect, protect and promote indigenous peoples’ rights, it is essential that other entities, including the private sector and development agencies, respect indigenous peoples’ rights to control development as it affects them. For example, international donors who fund educational projects in States with indigenous peoples should pay special attention to the ways in which their policies might impact on their languages and cultures. 32. The international donor community should make resources available to communities for the revitalization of indigenous peoples’ languages and cultures. This could be done through the creation of an international fund for the revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures. It is essential that beneficiaries are indigenous peoples and that the establishment, management and disbursement of funds is carried out with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples. Such an international fund must ensure the protection of indigenous peoples’ intellectual property rights, based upon the principles of 23