A/RES/71/178
Rights of indigenous peoples
set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
including in the process of protecting and promoting their access to justice,
1.
Notes with appreciation the work of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples, of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and of the
Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the rights of indigenous
peoples, takes note of her report, 9 and encourages all Governments to respond
favourably to her requests for visits;
2.
Urges Governments and the United Nations system, in consultation and
cooperation with indigenous peoples through their representatives and institutions,
to continue to implement, when appropriate, measures at the national level,
including legislative, policy and administrative measures, to achieve the ends of the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 6 and to promote
awareness of it among all sectors of society, including members of legislatures, the
judiciary and the civil service, as well as among indigenous peoples, and invites
international and regional organizations, within their respective mandates, national
human rights institutions, where they exist, civil society, including
non-governmental organizations, and other relevant actors to contribute to those
efforts;
3.
Underscores the importance of implementing the outcome document of
the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World
Conference on Indigenous Peoples, 4 and reiterates the commitment of Member
States to cooperating with indigenous peoples, through their own represen tative
institutions, to develop and implement national action plans, strategies or other
measures, where relevant, to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
4.
Encourages Member States to give due consideration to all the rights of
indigenous peoples in fulfilling the commitments undertaken in the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development 5 and in the elaboration of national programmes;
5.
Reaffirms the decision to convene a high-level event to mark the tenth
anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, to be held during the seventy-first session of the General
Assembly, in 2017, and that the event will take stock of the achievements of the
preceding 10 years and assess the remaining challenges for the rights of indigenous
peoples, and also consider the further follow-up to the Declaration, including the
consideration of a third International Decade;
6.
Requests the President of the General Assembly to make the
arrangements necessary for the high-level event that will be held during the
sixteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in 2017, encourages
the participation of Member States, the United Nations system, in particular the
Permanent Forum, the Expert Mechanism and the Special Rapporteur, as well as
indigenous peoples’ representatives, institutions and organizations, in accordance
with the established practice for their accreditation, and encourages Member States
to raise awareness of this event;
7.
Encourages States to organize activities to commemorate the tenth
anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples at various levels, from local to national, including to raise
public awareness of the Declaration, the progress achieved and the challenges
remaining;
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