A/68/317 the opportunity to present his work in the African context and globally, and exchange information with the regional mechanisms on common challenges and objectives. On the basis of the discussion that took place at that meeting, the Special Rapporteur plans to visit Kenya in September 2013 to meet with members of the African Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa, to discuss strategies for implementation of the Commission’s principal decision to date regarding indigenous peoples, its decision in the case of the Endorois Welfare Council vs. Kenya. 56. The Special Rapporteur hopes that, in the future, the mandate will develop more systematized methodologies for coordinating with the regional human rights institutions, as well as strengthen collaboration with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights. As above, he encourages indigenous peoples and their representatives to think strategically when submitting the same case to both the Special Rapporteur and the regional human rights institutions, considering the added value that each procedure might be able to offer and avoiding unnecessary duplication. III. Strengthening commitment to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its implementation 57. Throughout his mandate the Special Rapporteur has been especially cognizant of the directive by the Human Rights Council, in its resolutions 15/14 and 6/12, paragraph 1 (g), that he promote the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and international instruments relevant to the advancement of the rights of indigenous peoples, where appropriate. Because of this directive and the Declaration’s stature as the principal statement of the United Nations on indigenous rights, since assuming his mandate in May 2008, the Special Rapporteur has regarded the Declaration as providing the principal normative frame of reference for his work, as made clear in his numerous thematic and country reports and communications regarding alleged violations of human rights. 58. The Special Rapporteur continues to observe that, despite expressions of commitment to the Declaration and significant positive developments worldwide, a great deal remains to be done to see the objectives of the Declaration become a reality in the everyday lives of indigenous peoples of the world. In previous reports, the Special Rapporteur has provided extensive analysis of the Declaration and the need for concrete steps to advance in the implementation of the human rights standards enshrined therein (A/67/301, paras. 26 to 32, 82; A/66/288, paras. 62 to 76; A/65/264, paras. 54 to 69; 83 to 88; A/64/338, paras. 37 to 64, 68 to 75; and A/HRC/9/9, paras. 18 to 90). He still fears that the wide gap between the rights mentioned in the Declaration and its effective implementation will persist, leading to a certain complacency and acceptance of that condition by dominant actors and within the United Nations system. As he has stressed before, this cannot be allowed to happen. 59. The Special Rapporteur perceives that, among many States and other powerful actors, commitment to the Declaration is weakened, not just by contending political and economic forces, but by certain ambiguities and positions about the status and content of the Declaration. In the following discussion, the Special Rapporteur confronts some of these ambiguities and positions, in the hope of helping to 13-42710 15/22