A/75/185 include options for the isolation of sick members of the community, as well as a communication tree, clearly identifying the counterparts within the local and regional governments with which they will coordinate or collaborate. They should designate individuals within the community as focal points for implementation. 97. Indigenous peoples are encouraged to share information with State authorities and independent institutions such as national human rights institutions on the public health and human rights situation they face during the pandemic, provided that such authorities reciprocate and respect the continuing right of indigenous peoples to control their information. Indigenous peoples are also encouraged to share their good practices and traditional knowledge to inform solutions for the wider society. 98. States should update pandemic contingency plans and laws and ensure that such plans include specific measures and dedicated funding for indigenous peoples, and identify specific proactive communication channels, such as a directory with contact information for chiefs and other leaders, including in urban areas.144 States should also rely on indigenous knowledge to inform their overall responses. 99. To respect the rights to self-determination and self-governance, States and indigenous communities should prepare forward-looking tailored health-care and prevention protocols and virus containment measures, on the basis of transparent and accountable two-way consultation with representatives of indigenous authorities and organizations. Any emergency or unplanned State measures that could have an impact on the rights of indigenous peoples must first receive their free prior and informed consent, if necessary with the assistance of intercultural facilitators to explain the necessity and impact of the measures. The specific situation of indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation must be taken into account, and planning may involve collaboration with other non-isolated indigenous communities in the area. 100. Data on indigenous women, children, elders, persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex and two-spirit persons in the health-care system should be systematically collected and analysed to identify and address any discrimination in the impact of measures or in access to health care, recognizing the potentially differing experiences of indigenous peoples living in urban settings, indigenous communities (including in voluntary isolation and in initial contact) and mixed settings. 101. Indigenous peoples in urban and rural settings should receive timely and accurate information on care and prevention during the pandemic, as well as, for instance, on support services for victims of gender-based violence during any periods of confinement, in accessible languages and formats (radio, social media, easy-read) that have been identified by the communities. States should also fund indigenous peoples’ own initiatives in this regard. 102. Health-care protocols and preventive measures applicable to indigenous peoples should take into account their distinctive concepts of health, including their traditional medicine. They should be jointly developed and delivered by State health institutions and indigenous health systems that complement each other. Where distinct indigenous health structures do not exist, States should __________________ 144 20-09737 See Sandra del Pino and Alex Camacho, “Considerations on indigenous peoples, Afro descendants, and other ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic” (Pan American Health Organization, 2020). 25/27