Rights of indigenous peoples
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11. Also encourages States to consider including in their national and global
reports information related to indigenous peoples on the progress made and
challenges in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 4
and recognizes in this regard that quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated
data will be needed to measure progress and to ensure that no one is left behind;
12. Underlines the need to intensify efforts, in cooperation with indigenous
peoples, to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against
indigenous women, children, youth, older persons and persons with disabilities and
to support measures that will ensure their empowerment and full and effective
participation in decision-making processes at all levels and in all areas and eliminate
barriers to their full, equal and effective participation in political, economic, social
and cultural life;
13. Reaffirms the importance of effective accountability with regard to
violence against indigenous women and girls, including sexual violence, abuse and
exploitation, and of undertaking adequate measures to combat such violence;
14. Stresses the need to strengthen the commitment of States and the entities
of the United Nations system to mainstream the promotion and protection of the
rights of indigenous peoples into development policies and programmes at the
national, regional and international levels, and encourages them to give due
consideration to the rights of indigenous peoples in achieving the goals of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
15. Invites the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on
indigenous peoples to give due consideration, within their mandates, to
indigenous peoples as related to the implementation of the 2030
Sustainable Development;
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16. Encourages Governments to redouble efforts to combat the worst forms
of child labour, both in legislation and in practice, in the context of respect for the
human rights of indigenous children, including through international cooperation, as
appropriate;
17. Encourages States and entities of the United Nations system to
strengthen international cooperation, including to address the disadvantages faced
by indigenous peoples, and to increase technical cooperation and financial
assistance in this regard;
18. Encourages the World Health Organization, the United Nations
Children’s Fund and other relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes,
in accordance with their mandates, to carry out research and evidence -gathering on
the prevalence of suicide among indigenous youth and children and good practices
on its prevention and to consider developing, as appropriate, strategies or policies,
consistent with national priorities, in cooperation with Member States, to tackle it,
including through consultation with indigenous peoples, in particular indigenous
youth organizations;
19. Requests the President of the General Assembly to conduct, within
existing resources, timely, inclusive, representative and transparent consultations
with Member States, indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions from all
regions of the world, and existing relevant mechanisms of the United Nations, on
the possible measures necessary, including procedural and institutional steps and
selection criteria, to enable the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives
and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting
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