A/HRC/RES/58/4 cultural rights, and for participatory and inclusive approaches to the prevention and mitigation of damage caused to cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible; 11. Also calls for the recognition of the protection of cultural heritage as an important component of humanitarian assistance, including in armed conflict and with regard also to displaced populations, and for enhanced cooperation between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other relevant agencies and stakeholders, with a view to mainstreaming the protection of cultural heritage into humanitarian actions, security strategies and peacebuilding processes and in post-conflict reconciliation initiatives; 12. Encourages States to adopt a gender-sensitive and inclusive approach to the protection of cultural heritage and the safeguarding of cultural rights that is respectful of cultural diversity and includes consideration of the human rights issues of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as set out in the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, and of Indigenous Peoples, as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 13. Also encourages States to promote and safeguard the diversity of cultural expressions, to foster intercultural and intracultural dialogue and to support traditional practices and creative productions of Indigenous Peoples, people of African descent and persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; 14. Calls upon States to seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed in conjunction with the Indigenous Peoples concerned; 15. Calls for the safety and security of cultural rights defenders involved in the protection of cultural heritage to be protected, including by investigating and, where appropriate, bringing to justice anyone alleged to have harmed them; 16. Invites States to adopt effective strategies to prevent the destruction of cultural heritage by, inter alia, ensuring accountability, establishing and/or maintaining inventories documenting the cultural heritage within their jurisdiction, including through digital means, addressing specific challenges affecting documentary heritage, implementing educational programmes on the importance of cultural heritage and cultural rights, training military forces and humanitarian actors and other relevant stakeholders in all applicable rules concerning the protection of cultural heritage, both during and in the aftermath of armed conflict, and developing preparatory measures and risk preparedness plans during peacetime in order to ensure that there are procedures and processes in place to mitigate the destruction of cultural heritage; 17. Also invites States to address all digital divides in addressing digital heritage, including both digitized and born-digital materials, with a view to enabling full and meaningful access to and participation in cultural life and promoting meaningful consultation with heritage communities regarding the meaning they convey to their heritage; 18. Encourages States to address limitations of cultural rights, to take the measures necessary to prevent the destruction of historic monuments, works of art or places of worship that constitute the cultural or spiritual heritage of peoples, both in conflict and non-conflict situations, and to promote respect for cultural diversity; 19. Encourages States, the international community, the United Nations and civil society to consider implementing the relevant recommendations contained in the reports of the High Commissioner on the intersessional workshop on cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage,3 as well as those made by the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights in her relevant reports presented to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly; 3 A/HRC/37/29, A/HRC/48/40 and A/HRC/58/35. 5