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12.
OHCHR also played an active role in raising the profile of indigenous peoples in the
context of the Human Rights Council, including through its support of the Expert
Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, for example, by reviewing the mandate by
the Human Rights Council. During the twenty-ninth session of the Human Rights Council,
in September 2014, OHCHR organized a panel discussion on indigenous peoples’ issues
devoted to prevention and protection of indigenous peoples’ in disaster risk reduction and
prevention and preparedness initiatives.
B.
United Nations Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership initiative
13.
The United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership initiative, a joint initiative
between OHCHR, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) completed activities under its four-year strategic
framework for 2011–2014. Implementation of the Partnership started in 2012 with six
United Nations joint programmes in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cameroon, the
Central African Republic, Nicaragua and the Congo, as well as through a regional
programme in South-East Asia. The programmes were built upon the Declaration, ILO
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) and other key standards, and
reflected the findings of the Special Rapporteur, treaty bodies and other human rights
mechanisms.
14.
During the course of the Partnership’s activities, through its six joint country
programmes and one regional project, over 100 partners were brought together and more
than 5,500 government officials, indigenous peoples and other key stakeholders were
reached through capacity-building and training initiatives in Asia, Africa and Latin
America. Approximately 40 thematic studies and publications were produced, including on
issues related to maternal health, reproductive rights, HIV/AIDS and conditions in the
forestry sector. The Partnership’s initiatives to support legal and policy reform and access
to justice have contributed to the development of national decrees and reviews of national
and municipal laws to ensure the recognition and inclusion of indigenous peoples’ rights in
local and national legal systems.
15.
The Board of the Partnership is currently discussing how to align its next phase with
the system-wide action plan mandated by the outcome document of the World Conference
on Indigenous Peoples.
16.
In September 2014, the OHCHR regional office for South America in Santiago
prepared a joint proposal with United Nations agencies in Chile for submission to the
Partnership on the topic of the right to consultation of indigenous youth and children.
C.
Capacity-building and participation of indigenous peoples
in United Nations processes
17.
In 2014, the OHCHR Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section carried out a
number of training and briefing sessions for key stakeholders that included United Nations
country teams, OHCHR staff, members of human rights treaty bodies, indigenous peoples’
organizations, government officials, parliamentarians and staff of national human rights
institutions, in an effort to promote the full application of the Declaration.
18.
During the reporting period, OHCHR continued to build the capacity and expertise
of representatives of indigenous peoples through its annual training programme on
international human rights instruments and mechanisms. A total of 31 indigenous people,
including 18 women, originating from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, the Plurinational
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