The outcome document of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples contains a series of commitments calling for multifaceted action by a range of actors, first and foremost Member States, but also the United Nations system. Among these is a request that the Secretary-General develop a system wide action plan to ensure a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/69/2, paragraph 311 ). The outcome document also requests the designation of an existing senior official of the UN system responsible for coordinating the action plan, raising awareness of the rights of indigenous peoples at the highest possible level, as well as increasing the coherence of the activities of the UN system in this regard. The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs was designated to this position and has coordinated the development of this action plan.