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(s) Address statelessness among mobile Indigenous Peoples by ensuring
access to civil registration and plurinational citizenship, among other measures;
(t) Facilitate and expedite bilateral and multilateral agreements to ensure
the mobility of Indigenous Peoples across borders;
(u) Develop strategies to mitigate the impact of inter-State and interstate
conflicts on mobile Indigenous Peoples, including measures to ensure protection
from armed conflict, human smuggling, drug trafficking, child military
recruitment, forced displacement and harassment by border security forces;
(v) Adopt transitional justice and post-conflict policies that engage mobile
Indigenous Peoples, that reflect their concepts of justice and reconciliation and
that ensure accountability for violations suffered;
(w) Collect data disaggregated by gender, age and disability so as to
safeguard the rights of mobile Indigenous Peoples and to inform the development
of appropriate legislation, policies and services;
(x) Address infrastructure gaps in remote areas by providing culturally
appropriate mobile schooling and medical services, without requiring settlement
in fixed locations and regardless of nationality or stateless status;
(y) Adopt policies in consultation with mobile Indigenous Peoples that
address their specific needs, reflecting cultural and territorial requirements to
prevent socioeconomic marginalization;
(z) Develop a comprehensive approach to education that includes
equitable access, infrastructure investment and tailored technology;
(aa) Provide targeted support for those migrating to or forcibly relocated
to urban areas, including language assistance, culturally relevant education,
access to traditional foods and measures to combat discrimination;
(bb) Support sustainable livelihoods by protecting and promoting mobile
Indigenous Peoples’ practices and knowledge and creating economic
opportunities that are aligned with their skills and cultural heritage.
98. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and regional
and intergovernmental bodies:
(a) Update the guidelines for the protection of Indigenous Peoples in
isolation and initial contact in order to expand the geographical focus and to
address the specific situation of Indigenous Peoples in initial contact;
(b) Update the African Union Policy Framework for Pastoralism of 2010
to reflect contemporary challenges including climate change, fortress
conservation and armed conflict;
(c) Encourage international and regional cooperation to uphold the rights
of mobile Indigenous Peoples, through the sharing of best practices and
supporting cross-border mobility and access to fundamental rights.
99.
The Special Rapporteur recommends that the private sector:
(a) Adopt policies and guidelines on mobile Indigenous Peoples’ rights
that are consistent with international human rights standards;
(b) Follow human rights due diligence processes aimed at identifying,
preventing, mitigating and redressing the actual or potential impact on mobile
Indigenous Peoples’ human rights, including through the implementation of
measures to prevent and redress harm;
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