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112. The United Nations country teams, in formulating, implementing and evaluating
programmes, should accord priority to matters relating to the promotion and protection of
the human rights of the indigenous peoples, supporting the idea of the Human Rights
Strengthening (HURIST) programme in order to ensure greater participation of
indigenous peoples in the activities of the United Nations.
113. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should continue its
incipient and important work in favour of the indigenous peoples of the continent and
should consider the advisability of elaborating appropriate regional instruments for the
protection of the human rights of those peoples.
114. This Commission should consider the advisability of elaborating an international
code of conduct for the protection of the rights of the indigenous peoples for transnational
corporations operating in indigenous regions.
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