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practices on its prevention and to consider developing, as appropriate, strategies or
policies, consistent with national priorities, in cooperation with Member States, to
tackle it, including through consultation with Indigenous Peoples, in particular
Indigenous youth organizations;
52. Recalls the report of the Secretary-General on enhancing the participation
of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United
Nations bodies on issues affecting them, 43 and recalls with appreciation the work led
by the Presidents of the General Assembly at its seventieth to seventy-fifth sessions
in conducting consultations with Member States, Indigenous Peoples’ representatives
and institutions from all regions of the world and existing mechanisms of the United
Nations on possible measures to enable the participation of Indigenous Peoples’
representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on
issues affecting them, which led to the adoption of Assembly resolution 71/321,
taking into account the achievements in that regard of other bodies and organizations
throughout the United Nations system, to be preceded by consultations with
Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions from all regions of the world as
an input to the intergovernmental process;
53. Takes note with appreciation of the summary reports of the three informal
interactive hearings on possible further measures necessary to enhance the
participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant
United Nations meetings on issues affecting them, held at United Nations
Headquarters on 17 April 2018, 25 April 2019 and 20 April 2023, recalls General
Assembly resolution 70/232, whereby the Assembly requested the President of the
General Assembly to conduct timely, inclusive, representative and transparent
consultations with Member States, Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and
institutions from all regions of the world, and existing relevant mechanisms of the
United Nations, on the possible measures necessary, including procedural and
institutional steps and accreditation criteria, to enable the participation of Indigenous
Peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations
bodies on issues affecting them, and also recalls Assembly resolutions 71/321 and
77/203, whereby the Assembly decided to continue the consideration of possible further
measures necessary to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives
and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them at the
seventy-eighth session, as originally requested in resolution 71/321;
54. Congratulates the President of the General Assembly for convening a
successful and productive high-level event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of
the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the
General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in order to
raise awareness of the importance of pursuing its objectives;
55. Recalls its resolution 78/328 of 6 September 2024 on enhancing the
participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of
relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them, in which the General
Assembly decided to continue its consideration of possible further measures
necessary to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and
institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them at its
eightieth session, taking into account the achievements in that regard of other bodies
and organizations throughout the United Nations system, with the aim of adopting
procedural and institutional steps;
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