A/HRC/26/34 institutions and local communities on the preliminary text, which was circulated in 2013 and has now been issued in the addendum to the present report (A/HRC/26/34/Add.1), were of great benefit in the preparation of the proposed draft declaration. 70. However, the Independent Expert recognizes that the draft declaration must be informed by the insights, comments and direct inputs of as many Member States as possible. Hence the use of the word “proposed” in the title of the draft declaration. 71. In that regard, the Independent Expert strongly recommends that the request to hold regional consultations in Human Rights Council resolution 23/12 should be implemented, this time not on the preliminary text but on the proposed draft declaration, contained in the annex to the present report. The regional consultations should be conducted with the Independent Expert as the resource person, in a workshop format in which working groups composed of relevant policymakers, decision makers and representatives of Governments, regional United Nations agencies, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations can effectively examine and discuss the proposed draft declaration. The outputs from the regional consultations would thus be well-informed by direct inputs and comments on the proposed draft declaration. At the end of the consultation cycle, the Independent Expert will consolidate and consider the outputs from all the regional consultations, revise the proposed draft declaration as appropriate, and submit the amended draft declaration for the consideration of the Human Rights Council. 15