HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS action with third parties in the post-conflict phase and prior, free and informed consultation and consent with 17 indigenous and Afrodescendent communities based in seven regions of the country. Indigenous representatives in Cambodia engaged in consultations on the draft Environmental Code and the draft Law on Agricultural Land Management. Furthermore, indigenous peoples in seven provinces participated in the communal land titling process with various ministries. As a result, six indigenous communities in Koh Kong, Kratie and Mondulkiri provinces were able to obtain their indigenous peoples’ identity registration (step one of the communal land titling process). One community in Mondulkiri province obtained its registration as a legal entity (step two of the process) and an indigenous community in Battambang province was able to advance in the demarcation of its lands. Engagement by the international community At the regional level, the African Union developed a draft policy framework on business and human rights that seeks to provide a regional road map on business and human rights in the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It commits to addressing the negative impact of some businesses on the human rights of women, children, the elderly, youth, persons with disabilities and other groups. Through a joint report launched in July 2017, UN Human Rights, with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the FriedrichEbert-Stiftung, worked to create awareness about the human rights impact of the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement. The report analyses the impact on agricultural livelihoods, agro-manufacturing and informal cross-border trade, with a particular emphasis on women and vulnerable groups, such as smallholder farmers. The findings of the report were discussed at a dedicated panel at the World Trade Organization Public Forum, in September. The international human rights mechanisms raised the international community’s awareness regarding the impact of economic measures on the enjoyment of human rights. For instance, the Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights began the process of developing Guiding Principles for assessing the impact on human rights of structural adjustment and austerity measures. A mapping of existing tools used by States and international financial institutions was undertaken to identify existing practices and gaps. In November, an expert meeting was held to propose a framework for the Guiding Principles. The special The Deputy High Commissioner participates at a panel on human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the Permanent Missions of Denmark and Chile, Geneva, December 2017. © OHCHR/Pierre Albouy 34 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017