A/69/267 54. Another concern consistently raised by indigenous peoples in developed countries is that they generally have limited access to financial and technical assistance from international cooperation. Such cooperation is guaranteed in article 39 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which states that indigenous peoples “have the right to have access to financial and technical assistance … through international cooperation”. However, given the rules for eligibility of official development assistance, which is largely based on gross national income, indigenous peoples living in developed countries are often denied such support. 16 One commendable example of how to overcome this limitation is presented in the Strategy for Danish Support to Indigenous Peoples, which stipulates that the general eligibility criteria for development aid recipients is waved in the context of indigenous peoples, as they often live in “poverty pockets,” even in countries that are not among the poorest. 17 55. The Special Rapporteur hopes that more agencies will find ways and means to assist indigenous peoples, as needed, in all parts of the world, and expresses her hope that the universality of the proposed sustainable development goals will contribute to highlighting and addressing existing inequalities in all counties across the globe. 56. At the present time, in countries all around the world, there are numerous established programmes targeted at bettering the social and economic situations of indigenous peoples, many of which have demonstrated notable successes. The previous Special Rapporteurs have discussed some of these important governmental efforts to address the concerns of indigenous peoples relating to, inter alia, the establishment of mechanisms for consultation, languages and education, health, the administration of justice and economic development. However, they have also pointed out that, overall, more still needs to be done (see, for example, A/HRC/21/47/Add.1, paras. 67-71; A/HRC/18/35/Add.3, paras. 57-63). Culturally appropriate social services 57. An essential element of overcoming discrimination and achieving the economic, social and cultural rights of indigenous peoples is the design and delivery of adequate social services, particularly within the education and health sectors. As noted above and further here, culturally appropriate services are not only required by international human rights standards, especially as articulated in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, they also are related to higher achievement outcomes. It can already be concluded that although enormous progress has been made with regard to the 2015 goals and targets, they will not be met for disadvantaged indigenous peoples, unless governments direct more attention — and resources — towards them. 58. Given their unique cultures and ways of life, it must also be noted that social and economic development for indigenous peoples may be different from other sectors of the population. Hence, development strategies must take into account, __________________ 16 17 14-58847 See more on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)Development Cooperation Directorate (DAC) list of eligible countries at: http://www.oecd.org/ development/stats/daclistofodarecipients.htm. See Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida), available at: http://amg.um.dk/en/~/media/ amg/Documents/Policies%20and%20Strategies/Freedom%20Democracy%20and%20Human%20 Rights/Indigenous%20people/StrategyForDanishSupportToIndigenousPeople.ashx. 15/23