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Ensuring ensure minorities and indigenous peoples’ among the poorest of the poor, and often that programmes address tbe particular participation in the development of lack the political influence to overcome inequalities faced by minorities and programmes aimed at meeting the IDGs their marginalization. [...] minorities and indigenous peoples - using the UN Declaration on the Rights of The Development Assistance Committee A reduction by two-thirds in Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, (DAC) of the Organization for Economic the mortality rates for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, and Cooperation and Development (OECD) infants and children under the ILO Convention 169 Concerning was the first t. [...] This treaty also recognizes the ILO Convention 169 states that a fixture of the consultation process, and right to education (Article 13), and the indigenous peoples have: should measure the way in which right to the enjoyment of the highest proposed development plans will impact attainable standard of health (Article 12), ‘the right to decide their own priorities on minority and indigenous groups. [...] The results of these assessments on the Elimination of All Forms of implementation and evaluation of plans should be expressed clearly to minorities Discrimination Against Women recognizes and programs for national and regional and indigenous peoples to enable an the right to special services in connection development which may affect them informed participation, and the with pregnancy and family. [...] The Convention on the Rights It is also important to recognize that of the Child obligates states to reduce For many minorities and indigenous minority and indigenous groups have the infant and child mortality (Article 24.2a); to peoples, the right to participate is one of right to opt out of the development recognize the right of every child to an the few ways to influence the development process.