04/29/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2021 15:31
Consult with Indigenous Peoples before Making Decisions That Affect Them, Speaker Tells States, as Permanent Forum Continues Session
Indigenous peoples - guardians of nature - must be consulted before States greenlight development projects, members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues stressed today, as the body concluded a discussion on its six mandate areas - economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights.
Phoolman Chaudhary (Nepal) highlighted the need for States to consult with indigenous peoples before making decisions, especially on development projects that affect them. He called for greater attention to the issue of indigenous languages disappearing and urged States to remove hazardous chemicals from indigenous lands.
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States must ensure the protection of indigenous peoples affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through timely, inclusive and equitable access to quality and affordable health-care services, including vaccines, speakers told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today as the body continued its 2021 session.
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The lack of housing, overcrowding, lack of potable water, food insecurity, lower life expectancy, suicide, lack of health care clinics and a high prevalence of tuberculosis are among the inequities experienced by Inuit people that are directly linked to poor infrastructure, she said, stressing that they have seen how the spread of disease can ha
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States must ensure the protection of indigenous peoples affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through timely, inclusive and equitable access to quality and affordable health-care services, including vaccines, speakers told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today as the body continued its 2021 session. For Inuit, the pandemic has revealed that there is now an even more urgent need to remedy the longstanding infrastructure deficit that contributes to vulnerability and underlies the health challenges experienced by too many of our people, said a representative from the
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