Reports and Submissions on Indigenous Peoples
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
On 9 August 2011, the World Health Organization joined other partners in celebrating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
WHO Submissions to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
23 May 2011 - WHO addressed the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at its tenth session in New York under agenda item 6 "Comprehensive dialogue with United Nations agencies and funds". WHO reported on the last meeting of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous peoples' Issues (IASG) which was hosted by WHO, at its Headquarters in Geneva 16-17 September 2010, on the theme of "indigenous peoples' health".
Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues (IASG), 16 & 17 September 2010
Indigenous peoples remain on the margins of society: they are poorer, less educated, die at a younger age, are much more likely to commit suicide, and are generally in worse health than the rest of the population. On the eve of the Summit on the Millennium Development Goals, WHO convened over 20 sister agencies to review the situation of indigenous peoples' health. In hosting the annual meeting of the UN Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues (IASG), 16-17 September, 2010, WHO called for increased action towards improving indigenous health.
International Consultation on the Health of Indigenous Peoples
In November 1999, WHO hosted an International Consultation on the Health of Indigenous Peoples. The aim of the Consultation was to initiate, in partnership with indigenous peoples, the development of appropriate policies to address and promote the right to health of indigenous peoples. The final report of the Consultation can be found through the following links. The report is available in English, French, Spanish and Russian.
First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995 - 2004): Reports by WHO Secretariat
The International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004) was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 48/163 of 21 December 1993 with the main objective of strengthening international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as human rights, the environment, development, education and health.
Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples: Programme of Action
The plan of action for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People outlines five key objectives which cut across the various areas of the goal for the Decade established by the UN General Assembly, namely strengthening international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in the areas of culture, education, health, human rights, the environment and social and economic development.