A/HRC/21/54 • What steps, if any, are being taken to ensure governmental bodies take into account the Declaration? • If there are no plans to ensure the Declaration is taken into account when devising laws or policies that affect indigenous peoples, why not? Has the Government endeavoured to raise awareness about the Declaration at various levels of the community and governance to enhance the prospects of its implementation? If yes: • Please explain the initiatives the Government has undertaken • Does this include translation of the Declaration into different languages? • Has the Declaration been disseminated widely? If not: • What steps, if any, are planned to raise awareness about the Declaration? • If there are no plans to raise awareness about the Declaration, why not? What are the main challenges encountered in adopting measures and implementing strategies to attain the goals of the Declaration? In the light of the information provided above, what are your views on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the Declaration? Please also consider and, if relevant, comment on the role that can be played by international institutions, including the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to assist States in adopting measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the Declaration III. State responses 6. This section summarizes the responses from States to the questionnaire. It must be borne in mind that non-State actors, including indigenous peoples, may have conflicting views on the benefits of measures adopted to implement the Declaration or ideal strategies to achieve its implementation. A. National implementation strategies 7. Many States indicated that they had a national strategy to implement the Declaration. Guyana indicated that its implementation strategy was adumbrated in several policy documents, at least one of which was developed in consultation with the great majority of Amerindian communities. Mexico’s National Development Plan addresses indigenous peoples specifically and its Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples is required to assist indigenous peoples in their exercise of their self-determination. 8. Several States indicated that the principles of the Declaration are reflected in national legislation. For example, the Congo indicated that the fundamental principles of the Declaration are incorporated in its Loi No. 5-2011, “Promotion et protection des droits des populations autochtones”. Some States, for example Peru and Myanmar, identified 5