A/HRC/37/29 (b) Explicitly integrate the protection of cultural property and cultural rights within the mandate of United Nations peacekeeping operations, in accordance with paragraph 19 of Security Council resolution 2347 (2017); (c) Facilitate the inclusion of local populations, heritage defenders and indigenous peoples in United Nations work and debates concerning the promotion and protection of cultural heritage. 108. UNESCO, OHCHR and the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights should develop a manual for the application of a cultural rights-based approach to humanitarian, security and peacebuilding operations, as well as a human rights approach to heritage conservation. 109. OHCHR could envisage providing consultative services to States in the implementation of relevant international instruments. Recommendations addressed to civil society 110. Civil society organizations should: (a) Submit more shadow reports and individual complaints related to article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and under the Optional Protocol thereto, to help expand the Committee’s jurisprudence regarding the right to take part in cultural life and the right to access and enjoy cultural heritage; (b) Submit further contributions to the universal periodic review process on these issues. 18

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