The right of indigenous peoples to development with culture and identity, the right of indigenous peoples to participation and the obligation of States to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2010, para. 32
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As experience shows, advancing indigenous self-determination requires a practical orientation around specific objectives. A number of specific objectives must thus be pursued to enhance indigenous self-determination in the development process. Among these is the objective of enhancing indigenous education and skills capacity in relevant areas. Indigenous peoples are rich in valuable knowledge, but are often lacking in the skills and levels of education necessary to themselves engage and participate in the various components of development programmes and projects that affect them in the modern world. Many State programmes which are oriented at improving the education of indigenous peoples should take into account such a perspective. The Special Rapporteur has made specific and detailed recommendations as to how such programmes should be consolidated and strengthened in practice, in his reports regarding the situation of indigenous peoples in various countries. It should also be noted that the Expert Mechanism, in its first report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/10/56), offered important observations concerning the right of indigenous peoples to education, and United Nations agencies, including UNESCO, have likewise provided valuable input on this issue.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/264, para. 32.