A/HRC/27/67 135. The International Bar Association published “Understanding and implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: an introductory handbook”,2 which explained the Declaration in thematic clusters and concluded with information on implementation and additional resources. The handbook had been shared with national and provincial authorities, treaty relations commissions, human rights commissions and some domestic courts and had been distributed at a series of workshops conducted across Canada for lawyers, educators, community leaders and human rights workers. 136. Initiatives taken by the Naga Women’s Union and Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights to raise awareness of the Declaration included the organization of training sessions, workshops, seminars, meetings and community consultations on the Declaration, human rights and United Nations mechanisms. That process included translation and dissemination of the Declaration. 137. The National Khoi-San Council had conducted various workshops relating to the Declaration with indigenous leaders and community representatives in different parts of South Africa, through institutions such as the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee. It was also noted that the Declaration had been translated from English into Afrikaans, a language spoken widely among Khoi and San peoples. 138. The Native Indian Youth Council reported efforts to integrate the Declaration into its advocacy activities, as well its participation in efforts to raise and promote awareness of the Declaration among Navajo Nation and other tribal leaders. 139. The National Native Title Council worked to raise awareness of the Declaration by incorporating the goals and rights stated in the Declaration into submissions, interventions and recommendations presented to various levels of government and to stakeholders, both domestically and internationally. It emphasized the importance of raising awareness of the Declaration among indigenous peoples. The Council further worked to raise the awareness of Government, industry and indigenous peoples of the need for the extractive industries to engage more efficiently and effectively with indigenous peoples to realize their right to free, prior and informed consent. 140. The Programme d’Intégration et de Développement du Peuple Pygmée au Kivu reported its use of press, media, meetings and workshops to disseminate information about the Declaration. In particular, such efforts were intended to reach concerned indigenous peoples, national and local authorities, community leaders, the army, the police and civil society organizations. It further noted that the Declaration had not been translated into relevant indigenous languages, which was a key issue that should be resolved in the short term. 141. The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation cited the use of websites, online radio stations and social media to raise awareness of the Declaration. 142. The Sami Parliament of Norway was a technical host for the Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference for the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, held in Alta, Norway, from 10 to 12 June 2013, which provided an opportunity to raise awareness about the rights of indigenous peoples and the Declaration at the local and regional levels. 2 Available from www.indigenousbar.ca/pdf/undrip_handbook.pdf. 19