A/79/160 lands are reduced, forcing many families to modify their identity and resettle. Since they do not have the economic resources to acquire property, settlements often arise on the outskirts of cities, where they lack basic services and infrastructure. 163 78. As mobile Indigenous Peoples increasingly migrate to urban areas in search of education and employment, their specific needs and rights are often overlooked. 164 They may experience difficulties in adjusting to new environments, including language barriers, culture shock, the lack of access to communal lands and traditional foods, a culturally inappropriate curriculum, racism and discrimination, as well as disconnection from their community. 165 79. In Latin America, although accurate statistical data are scarce, transnational Indigenous Peoples face significant challenges in gaining access to culturally appropriate health and education services, as well as electricity, gas and the Internet. In addition, they experience high unemployment and violations of their labour rights, and are often forced to work in informal economies. 166 80. In Colombia, mobile Indigenous Peoples in initial contact have been displaced from their ancestral territories to urban centres as a result of armed conflict and economic exploitation of their lands. This forced urbanization has occurred without policies that adequately consider their territorial, cultural and linguistic needs, creating significant barriers for them to gain access to basic services. 167 81. Young mobile Indigenous Peoples are increasingly moving to cities or other countries in search of new opportunities owing to the combined effects of discrimination, a lack of access to basic resources and services, and incentives to pursue alternative livelihoods. 168 When young persons leave their communities, it affects the transmission of culture and generational renewal. In the Peruvian highlands, young herders are leaving for urban areas, losing their traditional lifeways and endangering their safety. 169 82. For mobile Indigenous Peoples, access to health-care services, including primary health care, maternal care and emergency medical assistance is often limited in remote areas because of distance, cost, poor infrastructure and institutional discrimination. 170 Mobile Indigenous Peoples in Kenya must walk long distances to reach health facilities, which are often ill-equipped. 171 Owing to their mobility and distance from urban areas, during the coronavirus disease (COVID -19) pandemic, the Bedouin of Jordan suffered from significant delays in the delivery of health and preventive services. 172 83. Mobile lifestyles provide an important and affordable source of nutrition. This is particularly true for Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation and initial contact. Displaced mobile communities may suffer high levels of malnutrition when they are prevented from accessing their hunting, gathering and fishing grounds, as __________________ 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 22/28 Mexico, Secretary of External Relations submission. A/76/202. Ibid.; and submission from Canada. Secoya Indigenous Organization and others, joint submission. See https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/indigenouspeoples/sr/statements/ 20240315-sr-ipeoples-oem-statement-colombia.pdf. International Land Coalition submission. Permanent Forum side event on mobile Indigenous Peoples and the Dana Declaration, 19 April 2024. Thresia and others, “The health of indigenous populations in South Asia”. Mainyoito Pastoralists Integrated Development Organization submission. Mafraq Youth Association Team Group submission. 24-13045