Addressee: Member States

Paragraph #9Session #23 (2024)

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The Permanent Forum recalls that the right to self-determination of Indigenous Peoples is grounded in the Declaration, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Permanent Forum calls upon all Member States to redouble efforts to fully realize the right of self-determination for Indigenous Peoples by ensuring that Indigenous Peoples remain at the centre of all decision-making processes that affect their Peoples, their communities, their lands, their territories and their resources. Furthermore, States should ensure that the right of Indigenous Peoples to selfdetermination is honoured and advanced in all instances where laws, policies, programmes and funding may affect Indigenous Peoples.

Final Report of UNPFII Session 23 (2024)