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Paragraph Number: 78
Session: 2 (2003)
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The Forum recommends that the Special Rapporteur on the right to health pay special attention in his work to the right to health as contained in treaties between indigenous peoples and States.
Area of Work: Health
Addressee: UNFPA, UNICEF
Paragraph Number: 62
Session: 6 (2007)
Full Text:
Reports received by the Permanent Forum indicate that United Nations agencies, notably UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), incorporate indigenous issues into their health programming at the country and regional levels and apply culturally sensitive approaches to health delivery. The Forum encourages those agencies to share their experience in health programming for indigenous peoples with other relevant United Nations agencies working in the field.
Area of Work: Health
Addressee: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Paragraph Number: 78
Session: 22 (2023)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum is concerned that HIV acquisition rates are higher in Indigenous communities than in the general population. The Permanent Forum encourages the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to continue its focus on Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Health
