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13.
Calls upon States that that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Indigenous
and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) of the International Labour Organization to
consider doing so;
14.
Welcomes the role of national human rights institutions established in
accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the
promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) in advancing indigenous
issues, and recognizes the importance for such institutions of developing and strengthening
their capacities, as appropriate, to fulfil that role effectively;
15.
Encourages States, according to their relevant national context and
characteristics, to collect and disseminate data disaggregated by ethnicity, income, gender,
age, race, migratory status, disability, geographic location or other factors, as appropriate,
in order to monitor and improve the impact of development policies, strategies and
programmes aimed at improving the well-being of indigenous peoples and individuals, and
to combat and eliminate violence and multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination
against them;
16.
Welcomes the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of
Women adopted at its sixty-first session, in which the Commission called for measures to
be taken to promote the economic empowerment of indigenous women, including by
ensuring access to quality and inclusive education and through meaningful participation in
the economy by addressing the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and
barriers they face, including violence, and to promote their participation in relevant
decision-making processes at all levels and in all areas, while respecting and protecting
their traditional and ancestral knowledge, and noting the importance for indigenous women
and girls of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and
encourages States to give serious consideration to the above-mentioned recommendations,
as appropriate;
17.
Also welcomes the proclamation by the General Assembly that 2019 will be
the International Year of Indigenous Languages, 40 and encourages States to participate
actively in the organization and implementation of activities relating to the International
Year and to uphold the spirit of the International Year by taking measures to promote and
protect the right of indigenous peoples to preserve and develop their languages;
18.
Notes the activity of the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership and
the system-wide action plan for ensuring a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and invites States and
other potential donors to support it;
19.
Urges States and invites other public and/or private actors or institutions to
contribute to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples as an important
means of promoting the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide and within the United
Nations system;
20.
Decides to continue its consideration of this question at a future session in
conformity with its annual programme of work.
39th meeting
28 September 2017
[Adopted without a vote.]
36/15.
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for
human rights of the environmentally sound management and
disposal of hazardous substances and wastes
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the
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See General Assembly resolution 71/178.
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