United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/RES/36/14
Distr.: General
10 October 2017
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-sixth session
11–29 September 2017
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 28 September 2017
36/14.
Human rights and indigenous peoples
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling all relevant General Assembly, Commission on Human Rights and Human
Rights Council resolutions on human rights and indigenous peoples,
Reaffirming its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 61/295 of 13
September 2007,
Recognizing that, for the past 10 years, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples has influenced positively the drafting of several constitutions and
statutes at the national and local levels and contributed to the progressive development of
international and domestic legal frameworks and policies as it applies to indigenous
peoples,
Appreciating the current efforts towards the promotion, protection and fulfilment of
the rights of indigenous peoples, recalling the commitment made by the General Assembly
at the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples to consider ways to enhance the
participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant
United Nations bodies on issues affecting them, and welcoming resolution 71/321, adopted
by the Assembly on 8 September 2017,
Recalling the adoption in September 2014 of the outcome document of the highlevel plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on
Indigenous Peoples,1
Taking note with appreciation of the study of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples on the theme “Good practices and challenges, including
discrimination, in business and in access to financial services by indigenous peoples, in
particular indigenous women and indigenous persons with disabilities”, submitted to the
1
General Assembly resolution 69/2.
GE.17-17797(E)