A/HRC/24/26 21. OHCHR has also been involved in other United Nations agencies’ policy development related to the rights of indigenous peoples, including that undertaken by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Global Compact. C. Guidance tools 22. OHCHR continued to support the role of parliamentarians in the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. The Office has jointly authored The United Nations Handbook for Parliamentarians: Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, together with UNDP, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The handbook aims to be a practical instrument to enable parliamentarians around the world to better understand indigenous peoples’ rights and to provide practical ideas for the implementation of the Declaration. 23. OHCHR further developed its close engagement with NHRIs on indigenous issues. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions was prepared in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Forum, and circulated to NHRIs in all regions in 2012. The process of preparing the handbook, which is to be issued in 2013, has in itself helped to strengthen NHRI engagement and initiatives focusing on the human rights of indigenous peoples. The Manual introduces the background and context of the Declaration and focuses on measures which NHRIs can take at the national and international level to protect and promote indigenous peoples’ rights. The Guide also presents good practices from different NHRIs to illustrate effective ways of implementing the Declaration. 24. OHCHR continued to pay special attention to the situation of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and issued guidelines in May 2012 on indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact in the Amazon Basin and El Chaco, following a series of consultations in the region, aimed at supporting the formulation of national policies rooted in non-discrimination and other rights of indigenous peoples. Further to several high-level launching events in Peru, Colombia and Paraguay, a number of concrete initiatives are now being implemented, with OHCHR field presences and in cooperation with the authorities concerned, to promote this new tool and its practical implementation. It has already influenced decision-making processes at the national level and helped to ensure that legislation, policies and programmes related to indigenous peoples are in line with international human rights standards. 25. In 2012, OHCHR published Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation, which aims to assist in developing quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure progress in the implementation of international human rights norms and principles. The Guide refers to the situation of indigenous peoples and provides concrete examples of indicators related to the implementation of their human rights. 26. In Ecuador, OHCHR published a training of trainers’ guide on the collective rights of the peoples and nationalities of Ecuador, tailored to the judiciary, the Ombudsman’s Office, the national police and the armed forces. 27. OHCHR is also working on a guidance tool for its field presences on consultation with indigenous peoples to ensure a better, shared understanding of the scope, requirements and implications of indigenous peoples’ right to consultation. The tool aims to strengthen countrylevel capacities for implementation of indigenous peoples’ right to consultation. In May 2013, the Office organized a regional seminar in Peru to share and discuss the content of the guidance note with indigenous representatives and staff from OHCHR and other relevant United Nations agencies. 7