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13.
States should support the development of traditional restorative justice systems, in
consultation with indigenous peoples, and make use of them to the extent possible for
indigenous children accused of wrongdoing.
14.
States should take all appropriate measures to ensure the realization of the highest
attainable standard of health for indigenous children, including measures to eliminate
discrimination in the provision of health care. They should ensure that all indigenous peoples,
including those living in remote and urban settings, have access to holistic health care that
incorporates traditional knowledge and medicines, including those relating to physical,
mental, spiritual and environmental health. States should ensure adequate provision of
culturally appropriate health care and supplies for indigenous girls, including sanitary
products and sexual and reproductive health-care services.
15.
States, in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples, should immediately
take steps to reduce the suicide rate of indigenous children, including the provision of
adequate resources for culturally appropriate prevention programmes.
16.
States should ensure that every indigenous child has access to high-quality, culturally
appropriate primary and secondary education, including in their traditional languages when
possible, and take urgent measures to overcome the additional barriers faced by indigenous
girls. Special measures should be taken to ensure access to adequate education in remote and
nomadic communities, including through providing resources for improved Internet and
radio connections and the delivery of education remotely, and to accessible formats for
indigenous children with disabilities.
17.
States should consult with indigenous peoples, including children, on school curricula
and take measures to ensure the inclusion of accurate representations of the history of
indigenous peoples, including through the removal of stereotypes. They should support
capacity-building programmes to ensure culturally appropriate provision of services, the
recruitment of indigenous teachers and indigenous-led education efforts. States should also
ensure that indigenous educational traditions and knowledge are respected in national
standards.
18.
In accordance with General Assembly resolution 74/135, States, in partnership with
indigenous peoples, should consider establishing national mechanisms with adequate funding
to implement the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032), including
through the provision of educational materials in indigenous languages.
19.
States should take the necessary measures to protect indigenous children, particularly
girls, against violence and combat the immunity of perpetrators, ensuring accountability.
They should work with indigenous peoples to ensure coordination between authorities to
develop and implement action plans to support indigenous families and protect children
against neglect, violence and sexual abuse, and ensure that victims are provided with all the
necessary support, including psychosocial support.
20.
States and indigenous peoples should work together to find innovative ways to
maintain cultures without practices that harm children; engage against harmful practices,
particularly those carried out against indigenous girls; and ensure that cultural practices are
undertaken with the best interests of the child in mind, including through human rightscentred awareness-raising campaigns and legislation.
21.
States should ensure that all development activities that are contemplated, including
in the extractive industries, which may impact indigenous peoples, are undertaken according
to the principle of free, prior and informed consent. States should ensure that they consult
with indigenous peoples, including children and women, and carry out development activities
in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, with the
infrastructure in place to ensure that indigenous children are not negatively impacted.
22.
States should, in consultation with indigenous peoples, take specific measures to
protect indigenous children from economic exploitation, including work that is likely to be
hazardous, interfere with their education or be harmful to their physical, mental or spiritual
health or development.
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