A/HRC/26/34 advocating and influencing policy decisions and outcomes that affect them, and of monitoring compliance by States with their international human rights obligations and nonState actors with their ethical responsibilities and codes of conduct; (d) To be informed in a timely manner by relevant State agencies of the commitments and decisions agreed upon by their government representatives at the bilateral, regional and international levels; (e) To participate and be adequately consulted in decision-making for development, especially in matters affected by regional and international trade, investment and other relevant agreements; (f) To share in the social, economic and cultural benefits arising from the international trade, investment and other relevant agreements entered into by their governments on the bilateral, regional and international levels; (g) To contribute, individually or in association with others, to the development of the cultural life of the communities to which they freely choose to belong, at the national, regional and international levels; (h) To seek and obtain redress before national and international human rights mechanisms, where failure by States to fulfil their commitments made at the national, regional and international levels results in the denial and/or violation of human rights; and, (i) To seek and obtain redress before national and international human rights mechanisms, where the actions and omissions of non-State actors at the national, regional and international levels adversely affect the exercise and full enjoyment of their human rights. Article 8 1. The duty-bearers of the right to international solidarity shall be primarily States and non-State actors that work with peoples and individuals and, as such, also bear responsibilities, many of which may be similar and complementary to the duties of States. 2. States shall adhere to their obligations in accordance with the international human rights treaties they have ratified and to the commitments and decisions they have agreed to at the regional and international levels. 3. Non-State actors shall abide by their ethical responsibilities and codes of conduct and shall respect the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity. 4. States and non-State actors alike shall be guided by the principles on which international solidarity is founded. Article 9 1. In the elaboration and implementation of international agreements and related standards, States shall ensure that the procedures and outcomes are fully consistent with their human rights obligations in matters pertaining to, inter alia, international trade, investment, finance, taxation, climate change, environmental protection, humanitarian relief and assistance, development cooperation and security. 2. States shall take appropriate, transparent and inclusive action to consult their populations and fully inform them of the decisions agreed upon at the national, bilateral, regional and international levels, in particular on matters that affect their lives. 3. States shall adopt and effectively implement policies and programmes targeted at the protection and promotion of, inter alia, the rich variety and diversity that exists in the cultures of peoples and individuals who make up international society and the reciprocal 21