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indigenous peoples receive culturally appropriate funding for climate finance
opportunities;
(j) Establish or strengthen grievance mechanisms that are independent,
accessible and culturally appropriate for indigenous peoples;
(k) Protect indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation and initial
contact by taking into account their nomadic lifestyle and voluntary isolation as
a right of indigenous peoples.
72. UNESCO should apply a strong human rights-based approach to the
inclusion of sites in the World Heritage List. Such an approach should include:
(a) Human rights impact assessments carried out together with
indigenous peoples before the nomination process begins;
(b) The revision of the World Heritage Committee’s rules of procedure to
ensure the effective participation of indigenous peoples and United Nations
human rights experts in decision-making processes affecting indigenous peoples
before the Committee makes its final decision;
(c) Periodic reporting on, and reviews of, the human rights situation at
World Heritage sites and measures to reconsider World Heritage status if
requirements are not met;
(d) The establishment of an independent grievance mechanism for
violations at World Heritage sites.
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