A/HRC/21/47 decisions affecting them, especially regarding proposed activities by extractive industries. Such procedures, he stressed, should involve genuine dialogue in which indigenous peoples’ own development priorities were at the forefront. 11. In addition, in October 2011, the Special Rapporteur and members of the Permanent Forum and Expert Mechanism participated in a meeting at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Paris, at which the organization launched its work to develop a policy on indigenous peoples. In a statement, the Special Rapporteur emphasized that UNESCO programming, just as that of other United Nations agencies that touched upon indigenous peoples’ interests, must at a minimum be consistent with the international standards that had developed in that regard, as well as with relevant national laws and policies. Ideally, however, UNESCO programming would do more than avoid harm to indigenous peoples but would actively support their rights, as it already had in numerous instances and through numerous programmes. He expressed the belief that a UNESCO policy could assist greatly in supporting the rights of indigenous peoples in three main ways: first, by assisting UNESCO to reflect on the effects of its existing programming on indigenous peoples, as part of an evaluative process; second, by assisting UNESCO in its strategic planning for programmes affecting indigenous peoples, incorporating the objective of protecting the rights of indigenous peoples into programmatic work; and third, by providing UNESCO with practical orientation for consultation with indigenous peoples, in relation to UNESCO programmes and activities. 12. During his time in Paris, the Special Rapporteur also met representatives of UNESCO programmes relevant to indigenous peoples, including representatives of the World Heritage Centre and of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Section of the Division for Cultural Expressions and Heritage. He brought to the attention of UNESCO information that he had received in relation to the impacts on indigenous peoples of specific World Heritage sites. 13. Since then, the Special Rapporteur has continued to look into the issue in the context of his visits to countries and his examination of specific cases. For example, during his visit to Argentina in November and December 2012, he was informed of problems associated with the Quebrada de Humahuaca World Heritage Site. In his statement following the visit, he voiced concern about the information received that indigenous peoples living around the site were not involved in the process of its declaration as a World Heritage site, were not participating in the management of the site and felt limited in their abilities to maintain their traditional and subsistence activities within the site. It is worth noting, however, that the Special Rapporteur has also heard about positive examples in this regard, including the recent declaration of the Laponian area in northern Sweden as a World Heritage site, which the Sami people actively supported. The Special Rapporteur also notes as a good practice the designation of Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, United States of America, as a World Heritage site, which was proposed by the Taos people themselves. The Special Rapporteur will continue to look at the issue of World Heritage site designations affecting indigenous peoples with the hope of encouraging further good practices in this regard. 14. In addition, the Special Rapporteur has been collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme to produce a resource guide on indigenous peoples’ rights for its staff and other development practitioners working on indigenous issues. 2. Cases of allegations of human rights violations 15. The Special Rapporteur receives many allegations of violations of the rights of indigenous peoples in specific situations and often responds by communicating his concerns about the allegations to the relevant Governments. In some cases, he has conducted on-site visits to examine the situations and issued reports with observations and 5