17 Session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) Agenda Item 3 By Gam A. Shimray, on behalf of Asia Indigenous Peoples Caucus

17th Session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) 8th to 12th July 2024, UN, Geneva Joint Statement on Agenda Item 3: Study and advice on Constitutions, laws, legislation, policies, judicial decisions, and other mechanisms through which States have taken measures to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in accordan. [...] The EMRIP study which analyzes Constitutions, laws, legislations, policies, judicial decisions and other mechanisms through which states have taken measures to achieve the ends of the UNDRIP reaffirms the anguish of the Indigenous Peoples in Asia. [...] The lack of clear institutional arrangement at the UN for facilitating the right of Indigenous Peoples to self-government at the UN for Indigenous Peoples, and the lack of a democratic space to negotiate peace arrangements contributes greatly to major human rights violations. [...] The Secretary-General and other high-level UN officials should use their good offices to encourage states to incorporate the provisions of the UNDRIP in national laws and policies and take measures to effectively implement the System-wide Action Plan of the UN for the implementation of the UNDRIP. [...] For the EMRIP to explore the potential for the Security Council to address conflicts in indigenous territories under the peace and security agenda with the full and effective participation of indigenous women and youth in peace processes 4.