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State of the world's indigenous peoples /

One condition needed for facilitating the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is information about those peoples. The chapters in this publication are based on the thematic areas within the mandate of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and high...

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Автор-организация: United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs., Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (United Nations), United Nations. Statistical Division.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: New York : United Nations, 2009.
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Подобни документи: Print version:: State of the world's indigenous peoples.
Съдържание:
  • Poverty and well-being. Introduction ; New threats of globalization ; Impoverishment of indigenous peoples ; The Millennium Development Goals and indigenous peoples ; Indicators relevant to indigenous peoples' well-being and sustainable development ; Concluding remarks
  • Culture. Land, language and identity ; Spirituality and belief systems ; Social institutions ; Culture and traditional knowledge ; Threats and challenges ; Intellectual property rights and indigenous peoples ; Concluding remarks
  • Environment. Introduction ; Major issues ; International treaties, laws and declarations related to environmental protection ; Implementation gaps and challenges ; Concluding remarks
  • Contemporary education. Education as a fundamental right ; The education gap ; Formal school systems ; Barriers to education for indigenous children ; Culture, community and indigenous education : searching for alternatives ; Challenges ; Concluding remarks
  • Health. The indigenous concept of health and health systems ; Health and the collective rights of indigenous peoples ; The current health situation of indigenous peoples ; Barriers to accessing health services ; Intercultural health systems ; Concluding remarks
  • Human rights. A human rights-based approach ; Relevant human rights instruments specifically concerning indigenous peoples ; Indigenous peoples' human rights, on the ground ; Possible indicators of exercise and enjoyment of human rights ; Concluding remarks
  • Emerging issues. The critical need for policies and disaggregated data ; Issues relating to the peaceful resolution of conflicts ; Emerging issues relating to the displacement of indigenous peoples ; Concluding remarks.