A/RES/74/135 Rights of indigenous peoples steps to remove obstacles to justice, especially for indigenous women, indigenous children, youth, older persons and indigenous persons with disabilities, Reiterating the responsibility of transnational corporations and other business enterprises to respect all human rights, while recognizing the specific challenges that may be faced by indigenous peoples, and all applicable laws and international principles and to operate transparently and in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, and emphasizing the need to refrain from negatively affecting the well -being of indigenous peoples and to take further action towards corporate responsibility and accountability, including the prevention, mitigation and remediation of human rights abuses, in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, 13 Recalling the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, 14 noting with concern her findings with regard to attacks against indigenous human rights defenders and her reflections on available prevention and protection measures, and calling upon all States to consider the recommendations contained in the report, Taking note with appreciation of the decision of the Human Rights Council, in its resolution 39/13, that the theme of the annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples to be held during the forty-fifth session of the Council will be on the protection of indigenous human rights defenders, Noting the half-day intersessional interactive dialogue, held on 15 July 2019, on ways to enhance the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of the Human Rights Council on issues affecting them, and awaiting the summary report to be prepared thereon by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for submission to the Council prior to its forty-fourth session, Recognizing the importance of free, prior and informed consent, as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous P eoples, Recognizing also the value and the diversity of the cultures and the form of social organization of indigenous peoples and their holistic traditional knowledge of their lands, natural resources and environment, Noting that the General Assembly, in the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, affirmed and recognized the importance of indigenous peoples ’ religious and cultural sites and of providing access to and repatriation of their ceremonial objects and human remains, as contemplated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Commending Member States, cultural and educational institutions, museums, indigenous peoples and civil society for their efforts to combat the illicit trade in indigenous peoples’ cultural property, and welcoming all initiatives, whether by States, institutions or private persons, for the voluntary return of indigenous peoples ’ cultural property that has been illicitly appropriated, Recognizing that agricultural practices that include indigenous knowledge can contribute to overcoming the combined challenges of clima te change, food security, biodiversity conservation and combating desertification and land degradation, __________________ 13 14 4/9 A/HRC/17/31, annex. A/HRC/39/17. 19-22233