A/HRC/4/77 page 14 areas: State responsibility; information sharing; and the role of international organizations and United Nations agencies in addressing the nexus between indigenous peoples and migration. The recommendations addressed the need to recognize the broad impact on society of the migration of indigenous peoples, including positive as well as negative effects, and the urgency of strengthening the implementation of existing laws to protect indigenous migrants. 43. On 15 May 2006, the Programme of Action of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People was launched in New York. The objectives of the Decade include the promotion of indigenous peoples in the design, implementation and evaluation of international, regional and national processes regarding laws, policies, resources, programmes and projects, as well as their full and effective participation in decisions which directly or indirectly affect their lifestyles, traditional lands and territories and their cultural integrity, considering the principle of free, prior and informed consent. Among the recommendations of the Programme of Action relating to human rights, it is proposed that a global mechanism be established to monitor the situation of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation or in danger of extinction; that human rights treaty monitoring bodies and thematic and country-specific mechanisms continue to address indigenous issues within their mandates; that educational programmes on the human rights of indigenous peoples be developed and strengthened, including the current Indigenous Fellowship Programme of OHCHR, in indigenous languages where possible, including relevant training materials that are culturally appropriate and should advocate against stereotypes and ethnic stigmatization; and that cooperation be developed with the Working Group on the Rights of Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with a view to enhancing the understanding of indigenous issues in Africa. X. CONCLUSIONS 44. A review of the Treaty Bodies and special procedures suggests that indigenous issues are largely integrated into their work. This may be attributed to a number of factors that include the greater visibility, sensitivity and interest of these mechanisms brought about by the discussions on the draft United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, the presence throughout much of the year of indigenous persons within the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) through the Indigenous Fellowship Programme, and the building of human rights capacity over many years that have stimulated interest by indigenous organizations in using human rights mechanisms. As indicated in the report, activities relating to indigenous peoples are increasingly included in OHCHR country programmes. 45. OHCHR is active in inter-agency cooperation to mainstream indigenous issues into programmes and projects. The invitation by the United Nations Development Group to the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues to prepare guidelines on indigenous peoples, as well as a workplan for country-level activities will signal further integration of indigenous issues into the work of the United Nations. The pilot indigenous component of the joint OHCHR/UNDP Human Rights Strengthening programme was successfully

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