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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay, focuses on the theme “Tourism and the rights of Indigenous Peoples”, analysing best practices and challenges in the promotion and respect of the rights of Indigenous Peoples to achieve positive community-based sustainable tourism outcomes.
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Over the past two decades, international efforts have been made to improve the rights of indigenous peoples, to bring awareness to their issues, including their engagement in developing policy and programmes in order to improve their livelihoods.
In the First Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995-2004) the United Nations created the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as well as the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. During the Second Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (2005-2015), there have been further initiatives such as the creation of Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The adoption of the United Nations Declaration…