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given that the World Bank has extensive experience in the preparation of environmental
impact assessments, this proposal would not represent a new method of working if also
applied to human rights, particularly if the Bank collaborates with the relevant
United Nations human rights organs and bodies.
98. A related idea is the use of indicators in order to assess the progressive realization of
economic and social rights. In keeping with the request of the Council in its resolution 7/4,
the independent expert will devote attention to the potential role of indicators in assessing
the impact of commitments arising from debts on the capacity of States to implement their
human rights obligations and to attain the MDGs. In this regard, he anticipates working in
concert with other stakeholders who are undertaking work on human rights indicators.
99. The independent expert welcomes the views of Member States on any aspect of this
report and on his mandate in general, and especially on the issues on which he intends to
primarily focus in the coming year: the draft guidelines on foreign debt and human rights,
trade and debt, and creditor co-responsibility and illegitimate debt.
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