While indigenous peoples make up around 370 million of the world's population - some 5 per cent - they constitute around one-third of the world's 900 million extremely poor rural people.
It provides an important background to many of the health issues that indigenous peoples are currently facing. Improving indigenous peoples’ health remains a critical challenge for indigenous peoples, States and the United Nations.
2004. “Healing our Spirit Worldwide” Newsletter for Indigenous People, Edition No.2, May 2004. Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). 2006. “Health of the Indigenous Population in the Americas.” 47th Session of the Directing Council, ...
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Health Services United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ... services by removing financial barriers to access as well as training for non-indigenous health workers in cultural competency.
On 13 September 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The first edition covered all six thematic areas of the Forum's mandate (Economic and social development, Culture, Environment, Education, Health and Human rights. The second edition focused on Indigenous Peoples' Access to Health Services.
This third edition of SOWIP provides a comprehensive overview of the current achievements and challenges facing indigenous peoples centred on the theme of education.
These are the questions this publication seeks to explore. This edition of the State of the World's Indigenous Peoples (SOWIP) constitutes a status report.
This publication offers a wide-ranging perspective on indigenous peoples' rights to lands, territories and resources, examining legislation and agreements at the national and international level, identifying successful practices and ...
This publication offers a wide-ranging perspective on indigenous peoples' rights to lands, territories and resources, examining legislation and agreements at the national and international level, identifying successful practices and ...
On 13 September 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.