A/HRC/30/52
(d)
Also proposes to the Human Rights Council that it encourage States to follow
up on paragraph 10 of the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous
Peoples, in which they committed themselves to working with indigenous peoples to
disaggregate data, as appropriate, or conduct surveys and to utilizing holistic indicators of
indigenous peoples’ well-being to address the situation and needs of indigenous peoples
and individuals, in particular older persons, women, youth, children and persons with
disabilities.
Proposal 4: Reporting to the General Assembly
8.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples proposes to the Human
Rights Council that it request the Expert Mechanism to report to the General Assembly on a
biennial basis, in addition to its annual reporting to the Council.
Proposal 5: Business and human rights
9.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples proposes to the Human
Rights Council that it take measures to include the Expert Mechanism in the Council’s
ongoing initiatives relating to business and human rights.
Proposal 6: Post-2015 development agenda
10.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples proposes that the
Human Rights Council urge States to take measures to ensure the participation of
indigenous peoples, in particular indigenous youth, in national processes for the
implementation of the new development goals.
Proposal 7: Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples
11.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
(a)
Proposes that the Human Rights Council urge States and indigenous peoples
to report on the measures taken to implement the rights enshrined in the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, by reporting to the Expert Mechanism on
actions they have taken to implement the commitments listed in the outcome document of
the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, in particular those referred to in paragraph 8,
in which Member States commit themselves to cooperating with indigenous peoples to
develop and implement national action plans, strategies or other measures to achieve the
ends of the Declaration;
(b)
Reiterates its proposal that the Human Rights Council review the language
and terminology used in United Nations documents pertaining to the rights of indigenous
peoples with a view to ensuring that they reflect the terminology contained in the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It calls upon the United Nations
and other international organizations to review their spelling rules with a view to using
initial capital letters in spelling the term “indigenous peoples” (see A/HRC/24/49, para. 9);
(c)
Proposes that the Council urge Member States to contribute to the United
Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples and acknowledge the work the Fund has
achieved in the 30 years since its establishment.
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