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The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard
of living recommended the adoption of a targeted indigenous housing strategy, including specific
funding to be directed to vulnerable groups, such as indigenous peoples (A/HRC/4/18/Add.2 and
A/HRC/7/16/Add.4).
25. In his report on the right to education of persons with disabilities (A/HRC/4/29), the
Special Rapporteur on the right to education referred to multiple discrimination suffered by
disabled persons who belong to certain identity and social groups, including indigenous peoples.
In his report on the right to education in emergency situations (A/HRC/8/10), the Special
Rapporteur also pointed out that, in times of emergency, inequality and discrimination increase
for marginalized groups, such as women and girls, persons with disabilities, persons living with
HIV/AIDS, ethnic minorities, and indigenous and migrant communities.
III. RELEVANT ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
26. In its decision 2/104, the Council requested the Office of the High Commissioner to
conduct a detailed study on the scope and content of the relevant human rights obligations
related to equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation under international human rights
instruments, taking into account the views of States and other stakeholders. The report of the
High Commissioner submitted to the Council at its sixth session (A/HRC/6/3) includes reference
to indigenous peoples. In the general context of principles of equality and non-discrimination,
the High Commissioner points out that, in the case of indigenous peoples, guaranteeing their
access to safe water might require action to secure their customary arrangements for managing
water and the protection of their natural water resources, as provided for under ILO Convention
No. 169 of 1989 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (A/HRC/6/3, para. 24).
27. In its resolution 7/23, the Council requested OHCHR to conduct a detailed analytical study
of the relationship between climate change and human rights, based on contributions from States
and other stakeholders. In chapter II of the report (A/HRC/10/61), OHCHR outlines various
implications of climate change for human rights, including for specific groups, such as
indigenous peoples. In this context, the implications of climate change for indigenous peoples,
for example relocation and pressure on their traditional livelihoods and cultural identity, are
highlighted. In addition, the normative framework relevant to the threats posed by climate
change includes several rights and principles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples.3
28. On 12 December 2008, the Council held a commemorative session on the occasion of the
sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. During the session, a
representative of indigenous peoples was invited to share with the plenary his thoughts and
views on the anniversary of the Declaration and its significance for indigenous peoples.
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General Assembly resolution 61/295.
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