Thursday, 17 December 2020, 8:26 am
On the 72nd International Human Rights
Day
Rights are earned through hard-fought
struggles. And for Indigenous Peoples (IP), its fulfillment
comes from the collective and continuous defense of
ancestral land and territory, and assertion of their ways of
life and the right to self-determination.
As the
pandemic ravages and the global crisis deepen, the world’s
superpowers and the oppressive governments and systems
continue to intensify widening inequality. Exacerbated
neglect and discrimination to their access to health and
basic services has been a grave threat to the 476 million
Indigenous Peoples across the globe the tip
of the iceberg of today’s social
By: Borneo Post
Hajiji with Darrel, Dr Rebecca Jumin and Cynthia Ong during the meeting.
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah should continue to implement good environment policies and initiatives such as the Sabah Biodiversity Strategy and the Jurisdictional Certification of palm oil to Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standards for the wellbeing of the State and its people.
Steadfast continuation of over 20 policies, including those related to wildlife action plans, water resources, forestry and environmental education with no erosion of their original intent are among other key recommendations made by 13 civil society and research organisations to the State Government.
In a meeting Friday with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor, the organisations expressed their intention to collaborate with the Government in providing constructive solutions and guidance to key issues surrounding policy, social aspects, sustainably developed infrastructure and the natural environment.