A/HRC/RES/33/25
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 October 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-third session
Agenda item 5
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 30 September 2016
33/25.
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
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,
Recalling all Commission on Human Rights and Human Rights Council resolutions
on human rights and indigenous peoples, in particular Council resolution 6/36 of 14
December 2007, in which the Council decided to establish the Expert Mechanism on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 69/2 of 22 September 2014, in which the
Assembly adopted the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the
Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, and taking note of the
report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of the outcome
document,1
Bearing in mind Human Rights Council resolution 30/11 of 1 October 2015, in
which the Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to convene an expert workshop to review the mandate of the Expert
Mechanism, and welcoming the productive discussions held at workshop on 4 and 5 April
2016, as reflected in the report of the Office of the High Commissioner, 2
Mindful of the work being undertaken on indigenous issues by other bodies in the
United Nations system and regional human rights systems,
1.
Decides to amend the mandate of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, which shall provide the Human Rights Council with expertise and
advice on the rights of indigenous peoples as set out in the United Nations Declaration on
1
2
A/70/84–E/2015/76.
A/HRC/32/26.
GE.16-17177(E)