A/HRC/4/111 page 16 10. We urge States to develop effective disaster-management programmes; 11. We urge States to adopt state-of-the-art technology to support the detection of natural disasters and training programmes for disaster preparedness and protection of the environment; 12. We recommend to States that the structure of the major group consultation process on sustainable development include people of African descent, people with disabilities and older persons in their societies; 13. We encourage States to use the Millennium Development Goals as a reference to measure the political, economic, and social development of Afro-descendent and indigenous peoples, that live in both developing and developed countries and other segments; 14. We urge States as well as development and financial organizations to take into account racism as one of the main obstacles in achieving sustainable development and in attaining the Millennium Development Goals; 15. We invite all concerned actors to continue the dialogue and thinking with regard to redress and providing reparations for Afro-descendants regarding the slave trade; 16. We encourage States to consider the establishment of a Permanent Forum of Afro-descendants within the United Nations, using the same model as the existing Permanent Forum on Indigenous Populations; 17. We urge States and the United Nations to encourage the full participation of Afro-descendants in major United Nations conferences and meetings; 18. We invite the United Nations and its specialized agencies, as well as international financial institutions to support the initiative for Afro-descendants in the Caribbean to eliminate poverty, and strengthen the trade links with interregional trade to ensure economic benefits for sustainable development; 19. We urge States, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, as well as international financial institutions to ensure equal access to quality health care to reduce chronic diseases that lead to poor quality of life; 20. We encourage States to support proactive programmes for lifestyle change and active risk management to reduce HIV/AIDS; 21. We request the United Nations to establish a deadline for countries that are not submitting Human Development Reports; 22. We urge States to adopt appropriate legal framework and action plans to ensure implementation of the recommendations adopted at this conference; 23. We recommend that the United Nations integrate the outcome of the Durban Conference in all its relevant world conferences and programmes.”