A/HRC/48/54 of the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous communities, creating interactive portals on COVID-19 data and disseminating information on accessing the health system.86 80. Using national data, the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico disaggregates data on indigenous peoples to offer daily and weekly reports and a virtual map to show the geographical distribution of cases in indigenous communities.87 81. The Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, together with other indigenous groups, has been collecting data that specifically includes people living on traditional lands and those living in urban areas.88 Brazilian indigenous organizations have also set up their own monitoring and notification system for the collection and timely dissemination of data on the number of indigenous peoples affected by the pandemic, including indigenous people living in urban contexts.89 VI. Conclusions and recommendations 82. During the COVID-19 recovery phase, States must fulfil their obligations to indigenous peoples in accordance with the commitments made under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other relevant international human rights standards. Recovery and post-pandemic decision-making must involve the representatives, leaders and traditional authorities of indigenous peoples in the design and implementation of culturally appropriate recovery efforts. 83. In order to effectively recuperate from the current pandemic and better prepare for future health crises, States should adopt the measures set out below. 84. In the short-term, States should: (a) Involve indigenous organizations and leaders in the design and implementation of vaccine programmes to combat anti-vaccine misinformation, address historical mistrust, ensure cultural and language protocols are followed and provide comprehensive coverage; (b) Consult indigenous peoples and obtain their free, prior and informed consent, through their representative organizations before planning and implementing rights-based COVID-19 responses and recovery measures; (c) Provide emergency financial aid to cover lost revenues for indigenous communities unable to carry out their traditional economic activities, including pastoralism, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting and gathering; (d) Adopt effective measures to ensure culturally appropriate access to health facilities and remove barriers to accessing health care and the delivery of necessary services to address the COVID-19 pandemic, such as testing and treatment; (e) Ensure that vaccination strategies and health guidelines targeted at indigenous peoples are culturally appropriate and communicated in indigenous languages; (f) Provide vaccines to all persons free of discrimination, including indigenous peoples, and support programmes such as COVAX, the global initiative for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines; (g) Prioritize indigenous peoples for vaccine delivery because of their vulnerability, with due consideration of the specific situation of indigenous peoples living in urban areas, off reserve and outside their communities, indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation and initial contact and those living nomadic or seminomadic lifestyles, and pay due respect for their right to self-identification; 86 87 88 89 See submission by Colectivo de Geografía Crítica del Ecuador and Land is Life. See submission by National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (Mexico). See submission by Cultural Survival. See https://emergenciaindigena.apiboficial.org. 17