The CERD Committee's General Recommendation XXIII provides
guidelines to a participatory approach to development, including the provision by State parties of conditions ensuring «
equal rights in respect of effective participation in public life and that no decision directly relating to their
rights and interests are taken without their informed consent» (25).
See also Human
Rights and
Equal Opportunity Commission and United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,
Guidelines for Engagement with indigenous peoples, United Nations Conference on Engaging Communities (2005).