A/HRC/24/41 procedures surrounding the duty to consult with indigenous peoples about decisions that affect them. For example, at the request of the Government of Chile, he provided detailed comments on a draft regulation on indigenous consultation and participation, which he made public and discussed with government and indigenous representatives in November 2012. Also, in April 2013, the Special Rapporteur gave a keynote speech at the conference, “The Right of Indigenous Peoples to Prior Consultation: The Role of the Ombudsmen in Latin America”, which was convened by the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen, in Lima, Peru. The conference brought together the Ombudsmen and heads of national human rights institutions throughout Latin America, as wells as indigenous leaders and government officials from Peru. While in Lima the Special Rapporteur followed up on previous technical assistance regarding the development of a law on consultation with indigenous peoples and a corresponding regulation. 10. More broadly, the Special Rapporteur has continued to encourage Governments to promote the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the national level. In this regard, he gave the keynote address at the Commonwealth International Human Rights Day expert panel entitled “Strengthened Rights Protection for Indigenous Peoples”, which was organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat to commemorate International Human Rights Day, on 10 December 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. In his statement, the Special Rapporteur emphasized that the Declaration presents the way forward for engagement with indigenous peoples in a succession of steps in the process of shedding the legacies of colonization. He urged the Commonwealth countries to reflect on the Declaration with a view towards developing measures to implement its terms. 11. Also in furtherance of his mandate to promote good practices, the Special Rapporteur has, on an on-going basis, provided inputs into various United Nations processes and activities that relate to indigenous peoples. Of note in this regard since last reporting to the Human Rights Council are the following: • In March 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in an “Expert Focus Group Seminar on Free, Prior and Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples” and a “High Level Meeting on Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples”, hosted by the World Bank. The meetings, which took place in Manila, Philippines, were carried out in the context of the World Bank’s review of its environmental and social safeguard policies, including its Operational Policy 4.10 on indigenous peoples, which apply to the Bank’s lending for investments in specific projects. In his statements at the meetings, the Special Rapporteur emphasized that the revised policy should be consistent with rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He further urged that the policies that apply to all the Bank’s financial and technical assistance, and not just its investment lending, be reviewed to ensure consistency with the Declaration. • In February 2013, the Special Rapporteur provided the keynote address at the indigenous panel that opened the current session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, in Geneva. This Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization was meeting to discuss a draft instrument on intellectual property rights and the protection of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. In his statement, the Special Rapporteur examined how the concepts of state sovereignty and property, which have been central to discussions at the Intergovernmental Committee, relate to the rights of indigenous peoples. • In December 2012, The Special Rapporteur participated in the first Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. The Special Rapporteur spoke at a panel on business affecting indigenous peoples. In his statement, Professor Anaya emphasized that there is a “need for change in the current state of affairs if 24