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addressed indigenous issues; none of the reports consistently included disaggregated
data; and none of the reports were prepared in consultation with indigenous
peoples. 28 At the international level, similar reviews of various common country
assessments and United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks, which
constitute the main framework for United Nations system development assistance at
the country level, also concluded that indigenous peoples had little participation and
that most frameworks did not provide for disaggregated data and benchmarks
related to indigenous peoples’ development. 29
79. The implications of this omission are simple but far-reaching: if indigenous
peoples’ needs and concerns are not reflected in these overall frameworks
established by governments and supported by the United Nations syst em and other
bilateral and multilateral donors, they may simply be excluded from development
efforts and their rights may even be further undermined.
80. On the positive side, the Special Rapporteur is aware of numerous examples of
inclusive and collaborative development efforts in support of indigenous peoples.
These range from large-scale programmes to demarcate indigenous lands and
develop intercultural and bilingual education at the national level, to small projects
directly implemented by indigenous communities in response to their own priorities.
Some countries have also advanced in building regular and institutionalized
mechanisms for consultation and participation, which ensure indigenous peoples ’
influence in the strategic planning and implementation of development strategies
and programmes.
81. Within the United Nations system, there have been some important examples
of building platforms for dialogue at the country-level between indigenous peoples
and the entities of the system. In this context, the Special Rapporteur underlines that
States as well as United Nations agencies, in accordance with articles 41 and 42 of
the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the broader range of human
rights instruments, must respect right of indigeno us peoples to participate in and be
consulted about development interventions that affect them.
82. The design of the global post-2015 development agenda calls for renewed
efforts to establish adequate inclusive governance mechanisms for consultation and
participation at the national and international levels as a solid bulwark against
imposed developments and a prerequisite for sustainable development outcomes.
These basic governance requirements should be solidly reflected in the framework
to achieve the sustainable development goals.
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See B. Hartley, MDG Reports and Indigenous Peoples: A Desk Review, No. 3, secretariat of the
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, 2008.
M. Lopez, Integration of Indigenous Peoples’ Perspectives in Country Development Processes:
Review of selected CCAs and UNDAFs, secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues (2007); A. K. Nongkynrih, Integration of Indigenous Peoples Perspectives in
Country Development Processes: Review of selected CCAs and UNDAFs, secretariat of the
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2008).
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