On 25 April, the President of the General Assembly convened a High-Level meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The three UN mechanisms on the rights of indigenous peoples, representatives of indigenous peoples and member states gathered to take stock of the achievements of the 10 years since the adoption of the Declaration. During the opening segment, participants were addressed by the representative of the President of the General Assembly; President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Evo Morales Amya, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General H.E. Ms Kyung-Wha Kang; Assistant Secretary General H.E. Mr Andrew Gilmour, Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Ms Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, and Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) Albert K. Barume.
The opening segment was followed by a plenary discussion, where UN Member States as well as regional representatives of indigenuous organizations shared their insights on achievements and challenges in the implementation of the Declaration.
In her statement, H.E. Katalin Bogyay recognized the important contributions of the UN mechanisms working on indigenous issues, and commended the efforts of the Permanent Forum, the Expert Mechanism and the Special Rapporteur on indigenous Peoples.
She further elaborated on the special importance Hungary attaches to the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and reiterated our commitment to integrate the support to indigenous peoples in the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
To read the full statement of the Ambassador, please click here.
