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Human Rights Council, human rights treaty bodies and the UPR that will be held between
September 2014 and March 2015.
3.
Technical cooperation with State institutions, United Nations agencies and indigenous
communities and organizations
17.
OHCHR and its field offices carried out a range of activities on indigenous peoples’
rights at the regional and country level, including monitoring, support for legal reform,
technical cooperation, capacity-building and awareness-raising, including the activities
described below. OHCHR field presences also consistently supported the work of special
procedures mandate holders and provided support for the High Commissioner’s country visits.
18.
During the reporting period, OHCHR carried out a number of training and briefing
sessions as part of its efforts to promote the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
In Nepal, for instance, OHCHR conducted a training workshop for the United Nations country
team and bilateral donors with the aim of enhancing coordination and integration of the rights
of indigenous peoples in policies and programmes, with particular focus on gender issues. As
an outcome of the workshop, collaboration was established to work towards finalizing the
National Plan of Action for the Promotion of Indigenous Peoples Rights, one of the outcomes
of the UNDAF.
19.
In Mexico, OHCHR engaged in capacity-building initiatives and provided technical
cooperation and assistance to various authorities, NGOs and indigenous peoples on the right to
free, prior and informed consultation. The Office also participated in the Technical Committee
for the creation of an Indigenous Peoples Consultancy Common Protocol, organized by the
National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. In Bolivia,
OHCHR, in coordination with other United Nations agencies and national actors, conducted
training sessions and public events on the rights of indigenous peoples to consultation.
20.
OHCHR also engaged in activities aimed at policy and legislative reforms. For example,
the Regional Office for Southern Africa commented on the text of South Africa’s Traditional
Affairs Bill, and the Regional Office for South America participated, as an observer, in the
negotiations between the Government of Chile and indigenous peoples’ representatives on the
draft decree on indigenous peoples’ right to consultation.
21.
OHCHR Paraguay provided technical assistance on how to implement the decisions of
the Inter-American Court for Human Rights regarding restitution of ancestral land and land
claims. The Office also provided technical assistance with public conferences and high-level
meetings and made concrete recommendations on the draft law on consultation with
indigenous peoples that was presented by the Ombudsman. A report will be published in 2014,
reflecting the discussions, conclusions and recommendations for action, including legislative
and policy reforms in that area.
22.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) met regularly with
representatives of the Amazigh Supreme Council, the National Tabu Gathering, the Tuareg
Supreme Council as well as NGOs, human rights defenders and representatives of the General
National Congress. At those meetings, UNSMIL advocated the creation of an inclusive
Constitution Drafting Assembly that reflects the fair representation of all communities and
provided advice and training on international human rights law with a view to its application to
all communities, without discrimination.
23.
During the reporting period, OHCHR deployed staff to the Philippines in the context of
its humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan that struck a number of islands in November
2013 with devastating consequences. The Office contributed significantly to the advocacy of
non-discrimination in humanitarian aid delivery to indigenous peoples.
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