INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION OF THE HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM (HLPF) OF THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2017

Joan Carling, co-convenor of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development (IPMG)

GENERAL OBSERVATION ON THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION:

A Ministerial Declaration is one of the main outcomes of the annual High Level Political Forum (HLPF) as the global Follow Up and Review (FUR) process of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015. This negotiated agreement by UN member-States aims to provide further guidance and actions in the implementation of the SDGs.

SDG implementation and monitoring should be guided by indigenous peoples' human rights, as enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and multiple other human rights instruments. For proper monitoring, rights-related indicators and disaggregated data are indispensable.