A/HRC/RES/54/12
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 October 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fourth session
11 September–13 October 2023
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 11 October 2023
54/12.
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 achieving the ends of 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, since its adoption, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples has positively influenced the drafting of several constitutions and statutes
at the national and local levels and contributed to the progressive development of
international and national legal frameworks, jurisprudence and policies as the Declaration
applies to Indigenous Peoples,
Appreciating the current efforts being made to promote, protect and fulfil the rights
of Indigenous Peoples, recalling the commitment made at the high-level plenary meeting of
the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples to consider
ways to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions duly
established by themselves, in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting
them, and welcoming Assembly resolution 71/321 of 8 September 2017,
Acknowledging the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and
institutions duly established by themselves in the meetings of various United Nations organs
and their subsidiary bodies, in particular the Human Rights Council and its Expert
Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as the Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues,
Taking note of the outcome document of the Dialogue Meeting on Enhanced
Indigenous Peoples’ Participation at the United Nations organized by Indigenous
organizations and institutions and held in Quito from 27 to 30 January 2020,
Recalling the summary report prepared by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights on the half-day intersessional interactive dialogue held on
15 July 2019 on ways to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives
GE.23-19776(E)