Human Rights Council
Forty-second session
9–27 September 2019
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development

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A/HRC/42/37

Rights of indigenous peoples
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples

Summary

The present report summarizes activities undertaken since the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples submitted her previous report to the Human Rights Council and provides a thematic study on the rights of indigenous peoples and justice. In the report, the Special Rapporteur analyses issues related to access to justice for indigenous peoples, whether through the ordinary justice system or through their own indigenous justice mechanisms. She explores the interaction and harmonization between ordinary and indigenous justice systems and the opportunities offered by legal pluralism.
The Special Rapporteur concludes with recommendations aimed at strengthening access to justice for indigenous peoples, while upholding international human rights standards, in both ordinary and indigenous justice systems.

Contents

I. Introduction

II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur

III. Indigenous peoples and justice

A. Background, aims and methodology
B. Normative standards: right to indigenous justice, access to justice and right to a fair trial
C. Indigenous concepts of law and justice
D. Challenges faced by indigenous peoples in the ordinary justice system
E. Indigenous justice systems
F. Towards harmonization between ordinary and indigenous justice systems

IV. Conclusions and recommendations

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I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to her mandate under Council resolution 33/12. In the report the Special Rapporteur summarizes the activities undertaken since her previous report (A/HRC/39/17) and provides a thematic study on the experience of indigenous peoples with justice. She concludes with recommendations on how various stakeholders can prevent violations and improve protection.

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Summary 

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In her summary of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council at its 2019 session (E/HLPF/2019/8), the President of the Economic and Social Council reported that, according to the review by the forum of progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. While the 2030 Agenda and the Goals remain the best road map for overcoming the challenges to ending poverty and achieving sustainable development, a deeper, more ambitious, transformative and integrated response is urgently needed. The international community must move out of its comfort zones to pursue new ways of collective action at a much swifter pace. 

Inclusive and equitable quality education for all is critical and demands new platforms for cooperation, new partnerships, more support for teachers and increased investment in universal quality education and lifelong learning. 

Decent work and economic growth are dynamically interlinked in the Goals and are a means for achieving the 2030 Agenda. New technologies including artificial intelligence, automation and robotics offer both new challenges and opportunities in this area. Special efforts are needed to integrate youth, women and vulnerable groups into the labour market. 

Inequality between and within countries remains a major obstacle to the achievement of the Goals, and inaction in that area risks derailing progress on the 2030 Agenda. Effective polices to reduce inequalities require partnerships and political will. 

Progress on combating climate change and its effects is falling far short of what is needed. Achieving Goal 13 is still within reach, but implementation of existing commitments needs to be accelerated and the level of ambition raised substantially. 

Peace, justice, and transparent, effective, inclusive and accountable institutions, as well as safe civic spaces, are critical to advancing all Goals. This demands responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels. Efforts are also needed to improve data in this area. 

Substantial gaps remain for financing the Goals. National resource mobilization is needed, including through an enabling environment for private investment, strengthening tax administrations and addressing illicit financial flows. Integrated national financing frameworks can support countries in addressing financing challenges. Significant resources can also be mobilized at the regional level. 

Overall, the Goals must be more systematically incorporated in plans and policies, with a focus on prioritization and acceleration of progress through interventions that have potential multiplier effects. An ambitious decade of action will ensure a new trajectory for achievement of the Goals. 

Partnerships and international cooperation are fundamental in supporting small island developing States to achieve their sustainable development goals, particularly in the areas of health and education. Development strategies in least developed countries and landlocked developing countries must target goals beyond economic growth and encompass aspects related to inclusiveness, equality, universal social services, resilience to climate change, and adequate financing. 

In particular, investment in data and capacity is needed for adequate measurements to inform policies that ensure no one is left behind. 

Strengthening the role of non-State actors is also vital, and meaningful stakeholder engagement should include broad, inclusive consultations and the establishment of formal mechanisms for sustained stakeholder engagement in implementation of the Goals, in preparations for and discussions of voluntary national reviews at the high-level political forum. 

Science can guide Governments in shaping policies that address the interactions among the Goals – the co-benefits and the difficult trade-offs – in a way that will spur positive systemic transformations. The Global Sustainable Development Report is an important tool in that regard. 

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Executive Summary

The 2017 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place from 10 to 19 July. A total of 43 countries presented voluntary national reviews, up from 22 countries that presented inaugural reviews at the 2016 HLPF. With this, more than a third of countries will have conducted a voluntary national review, sharing progress, experiences, lessons learned and challenges in implementing the 2030 Agenda. Looking ahead, at the 2018 HLPF, 48 countries will present their national reviews. Three of these will be conducting their second review at the HLPF (Colombia, Egypt, and Switzerland) and one country its third (Togo). This report synthesizes some of the findings of the VNRs, drawing from the written reports. As in the synthesis of the 2016 VNRs, the report uses a theme-based analysis drawn largely from the voluntary common guidelines contained in the Annex to the SecretaryGeneral’s report on critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level (A/70/684). This synthesis report examines the efforts of reporting countries to implement the 2030 Agenda, including challenges, gaps, achievements and lessons learned. The high quality of the national reports reflects the effort that the 2017 VNR countries have invested in the preparations for the HLPF. It is evident that countries have built on the solid foundations of the inaugural reports, while adding new and innovative elements.

29th PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONFERENCE 69th SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF WHO FOR THE AMERICAS

POLICY ON ETHNICITY AND HEALTH

Introduction

1. The Region of the Americas is a multi-ethnic multicultural region inhabited by indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, Roma, and members of other ethnic groups, making it essential to recognize their different health situations and needs. These populations often endure multiple forms of discrimination and exclusion, resulting in significant inequities, including high levels of poverty and violence, and consequently, the denial of their individual rights and, for indigenous peoples, their collective rights.
2. This policy is based on recognition of the differences that exist between different ethnic groups, both between countries and within them, and on the recognition of the differences in their challenges, needs, and respective historical contexts, as well as the need for an intercultural approach to health from the standpoint of equality and mutual respect, thereby contributing to better health outcomes and progress toward universal health. This requires recognition of the value of culture and the provision of guidelines that will help countries devise joint solutions and commit to developing policies that take the perspective of the various ethnic groups into account, considering gender, the life course perspective, promotion and respect for individual rights and, for indigenous peoples, collective rights.

29.a CONFERENCIA SANITARIA PANAMERICANA 69.a SESIÓN DEL COMITÉ REGIONAL DE LA OMS PARA LAS AMÉRICAS

POLÍTICA SOBRE ETNICIDAD Y SALUD

Introducción

1. La Región de las Américas se caracteriza por ser multiétnica y multicultural. En ella coexisten los pueblos indígenas, los afrodescendientes, los romaníes y los miembros de otros grupos étnicos, lo cual implica reconocer diversas realidades y necesidades en el ámbito de la salud. Muchas veces estas poblaciones se enfrentan a múltiples formas de discriminación y de exclusión, lo que conlleva mayores inequidades, como niveles altos de pobreza y violencia y, consecuentemente, la negación de sus derechos individuales y, para los pueblos indígenas, sus derechos colectivos.
2. Esta política se basa en el reconocimiento de las diferencias que existen entre los distintos grupos étnicos, tanto entre los países como dentro de ellos, así como en el reconocimiento de las diferencias en cuanto a sus retos, necesidades y respectivos contextos históricos, y de la necesidad de un enfoque intercultural de la salud desde un plano de igualdad y respeto mutuo que contribuya a mejorar los resultados en materia de salud y avanzar hacia la salud universal. Para ello, es necesario reconocer el valor de la cultura, y proveer lineamientos que sirvan a los países para crear soluciones conjuntas y para comprometerse a desarrollar políticas desde la perspectiva de los distintos grupos étnicos, considerando el enfoque de género, la perspectiva del curso de vida, la promoción y el respeto de los derechos individuales y, para los pueblos indígenas, los derechos colectivos.

Meta 6: Garantizar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible del agua y del saneamiento para todos

Meta 7: Garantizar el acceso universal a la energía asequible, fiable, sostenible y moderna

Meta 11: Hacer que las ciudades y los asentamientos humanos sean inclusivos, seguros, resistentes y sostenibles

Meta 12: Garantizar patrones de producción y consumo sostenibles

Meta 15: Proteger, recuperar y promover el uso sostenible de ecosistemas terrestres, gestionar de manera sostenible los bosques, combatir la desertificación y detener y revertir la degradación de la tierra y ponerle fin a la pérdida de la biodiversidad

Meta 17: Fortalecer los medios de implementación y revitalización de la asociación mundial para el desarrollo sostenible

Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Summary

The 2030 Agenda, with its pledge to leave no one behind, is our boldest agenda for humanity. It will require equally bold changes in the UN development system. The report offers the Secretary-General's vision on the repositioning of the UN development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, within the context of his overall reform agenda, with prevention as a cross-pillar priority. It also responds to the mandates contained in GA/RES/71/243 due by June 2017. The report is the product of extensive and inclusive consultations with the UN development system and Member States, and in-depth analysis of relevant studies and data on the system’s present functions and capacities to support the 2030 Agenda.

Al adoptar la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, los líderes

del mundo resolvieron liberar a la humanidad de la pobreza, asegurar

un planeta sano para las generaciones futuras y construir sociedades

pacíficas e inclusivas como cimiento para garantizar vidas dignas para

todos.

Este recorrido colectivo tiene el cometido principal de no dejar a nadie

atrás. La Agenda 2030 es deliberadamente ambiciosa y trasformativa,

con un conjunto de 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible integrados e

indivisibles, y metas que nos guíen. Es crucial que esta agenda universal

aplique para todos los países; incluso los más ricos todavía tienen

que garantizar plenamente los derechos de la mujer, conquistar las

desigualdades o salvaguardar el medio ambiente.

La implementación ha comenzado, pero el reloj está corriendo. Este

informe muestra que el ritmo del progreso en muchas áreas es mucho

más lento de lo necesario para alcanzar los objetivos para el 2030

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 reviews progress made towards the 17 Goals in the second year of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report is based on the latest available data. It highlights both gains and challenges as the international community moves towards full realization of the ambitions and principles espoused in the 2030 Agenda.

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