The UNCT Ecuador has established an Interagency Working Group on Intercultural Issues in 2005. The Group prepared matrices to assist in the drafting of the UNDAF taking into account intercultural issues, particularily as they affect Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants. In addition to the matrix example below in Box 14, the note also reviewed the relevant international and domestic standards applicable for Afro-descendants and indigenous peoples in the context of the UNDAF (e.g. provisions of the 2001 Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; provisions of the new Constitution of Ecuador pertaining to Afro-descendants, indigenous peoples and multiculturalism). Box 14. Matrices for Ensuring ‘Interculturality’ in the UNDAF for Ecuador UNDAF’s matrix of results National priority: UNDAF outcome Does this outcome contribute to the reduction of the gap between indigenous peoples/Afro-descendants and the rest of the population? Or to the eradication of discrimination against indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants? Country programme outcomes Country programme outputs Role of the partners Resource mobilisation targets Does this outcome contribute to the reduction of the gap between indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants and the rest of the population? Or to the eradication of discrimination against indigenous peoples/Afro-descendants? Is this outcome based on information/evidence of the ethnic and cultural discrimination? Does the output include the delivery of goods, services and/or tools to the rightsholders and duty-bearers, for the full realisation of the rights of indigenous peoples/Afro-descendants? Have the indigenous/ afro-Ecuadorian organizations and the State institutions which ensure their rights and development been included/ consulted? Have resources for specific activities, which contribute to the reduction of the gap between indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants or to the eradication of discrimination against indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants, been allocated? In what way does the outcome contribute to strengthen the capacities of the rights-holders and duty-bearers and/or to promote institutional or behavioural changes, for the full realisation of the rights of indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants? 78 Does the distribution of resources take into the account the equity with indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants, including - depending on the case - affirmative action in order to achieve real equity? In case of outputs intended for another population, is it at least assured that indigenous peoples/ Afro-descendants will not be negatively affected? M A R G I N A L I S E D M I N O R I T I E S I N D E V E LO P M E N T P R O G R A M M I N g