71/321 GA
Enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples
71
Session
| Draft symbol | A/71/L.82 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 71/321 |
| UN Document | 71/321 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/71/PV.96
Speeches following this vote (11)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Grant
I make this statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
In line with the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP) and with the aims of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we strongly believe that indigenous peoples have the right to participate and to be heard in decisions that affect them at the United Nations. Our count…
Mr. Chu Guang
I take the floor on behalf of the Group of Like-minded Megadiverse Countries — including Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Thailand, Viet Nam and my own country, China — to join the consensus on
resolution 71/321, entitled “Enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples…
Mrs. Pobee
At the outset, on behalf of the four co-advisers, I would like to express our profound thanks to Member States and the representatives of indigenous peoples for their collective effort and the hard work that went into the negotiation of resolution 71/321. The advisers — Ambassador Kai Sauer, Permanent Representative of Finland, Ms. Claire Charters, Mr. James Anaya and myself — would like to take …
Mr. Inchauste Jordán
The Plurinational State of Bolivia would like to express its satisfaction at the General Assembly’s adoption by consensus today of resolution 71/321 and hopes that it will contribute to increasing indigenous peoples’ participation beyond the modalities already envisaged in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Volunt…
Mr. Sandoval Mendiolea
The Government of Mexico welcomes the efforts undertaken to facilitate the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 33 of the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
We thank the Permanent Representative of Finland and the Per…
Mr. Morejón Pazmiño
In 2014, after the United Nations had been in existence for more than half a century, the first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples was held here. Ecuador supported the proposal to hold the conference from the start and took active part in organizing the event. It was a historic and special occasion that fostered the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples throughout the w…
Ms. Pham
Viet Nam welcomes the adoption of resolution 71/321, entitled “Enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them”, which creates momentum for the process of enhancing the participation of indigenous people’s representatives and institution on issues affecting them in the United Nations.
We wo…
Mr. Joshi
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the delegation of China on behalf of the Group of Like-minded States earlier today.
India is a strong supporter of the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. We supported the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007. India is also supportive of the pro…
Mr. Rahman
Bangladesh thanks the advisers for their dedicated work and for helping us arrive at a pragmatic outcome, as reflected in resolution 71/321.
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the People’s Republic of China on behalf of the Group of Like-minded delegations. However, we wish to add three points in our national capacity.
First, Bangladesh did not join the Un…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
I would like to add my own sincere thanks to Ambassador Kai Sauer of Finland and Ambassador Martha Pobee of Ghana, as well as Ms. Claire Charters and Mr. James Anaya, the advisers to the informal consultations, for having so skilfully led the complex negotiations on this important matter.
I also thank Member States for their valuable co…
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