A/HRC/RES/45/12 Taking note of the report of the Expert Mechanism on the repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains and intangible resources under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,1 and encouraging all parties to consider the recommendations made in the report, Taking note also of the study of the Expert Mechanism on the right to land under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2 and encouraging States to consider implementing the advice therein, Taking note further of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples highlighting the impact of the work carried out during the period of her mandate,3 and calling upon all States to consider the recommendations contained in the report, Stressing the need to pay particular attention to the rights and needs of indigenous women, children, young persons, elderly persons and persons with disabilities, and to intensify efforts to prevent and eliminate violence and multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination in this regard, as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, which was adopted by consensus by the Assembly in 2014,4 Recognizing that indigenous peoples are among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change owing to their dependence upon and close relationship with the environment and its resources, and welcoming the role of indigenous peoples in achieving the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement and the targets and goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Recognizing also the increasing impact of climate change on human rights and the specific impact on the rights and ways of life of indigenous peoples around the world, and recalling the preamble to the Paris Agreement and to decision 1/CP.21 on the adoption of the Paris Agreement5 acknowledging that States should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on the rights of indigenous peoples, paragraph 135 of decision 1/CP.21 recognizing the need to strengthen the role of indigenous peoples’ knowledge systems relating to mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and paragraph 36 of the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, Taking note with appreciation of the establishment, by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its twenty-fourth session, of the Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform, with equal participation of representatives of indigenous peoples and of parties to the Framework Convention, to advance the objectives and implementation of its functions, Bearing in mind the importance of empowering and building the capacity of indigenous women and young persons, including for their full and effective participation in decision-making processes in matters that affect them directly, including policies, programmes and resources, where relevant, that target the well-being of indigenous women, children and young persons, in particular in the areas of universal and equitable access to quality health services, mental health, adequate nutrition, including through family farming, education, employment and the transmission of traditional knowledge, languages and practices, and also the importance of taking measures to promote awareness and understanding of their rights, Noting that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is having a serious impact on the health, education, food security, safety, well-being and livelihoods of people across the world, with a disproportionately negative effect on indigenous peoples, their ancestral territories and sacred sites, and the need to take immediate and appropriate measures to 1 2 3 4 5 2 A/HRC/45/35. A/HRC/45/38. A/HRC/45/34. Resolution 69/2. FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1.