United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/RES/33/13
Distr.: General
6 October 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-third session
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 29 September 2016
33/13.
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 current efforts towards the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the
rights of indigenous peoples, including the adoption of the American Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Recalling the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting
of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples,1
Recognizing that indigenous women, youth, children and persons with disabilities
face particular challenges and face multi-faceted and intersecting forms of discrimination in
access to health services,
Stressing the need to acknowledge traditional knowledge on and practices in health,
and for intercultural approaches that are sensitive to the health needs of indigenous peoples,
Welcoming the study by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
on the theme, “Right to health and indigenous peoples, with a focus on children and youth”,
submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third session,2 and encouraging all
parties to consider the examples of good practices and recommendations included in the
study as practical advice on how to attain the end goals of the United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Stressing the need to pay particular attention to the rights and special needs of
indigenous women, children, youth, elders and persons with disabilities, and to intensify
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General Assembly resolution 69/2.
A/HRC/33/57.
GE.16-17296(E)