UN General Assembly Resolutions and Discussions on Indigenous peoples

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2018

A/RES/73/156 General Assembly Resolution (18 December 2018)

2017

A/RES/72/155 General Assembly Resolution (19 December 2017)

2016

A/RES/71/481 General Assembly Resolution (19 December 2016)

2015

A/RES/70/232  General Assemby Resolution (23 December 2015)

• Meeting record: A/70/PV.82
• Press release:  GA/11747 (without a vote)

Statements

• Statement by Ecuador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
• Statement by Trinidad and Tobago on behalf the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
• Statement by the European Union
• Statement by Sweden on behalf of Nordic countries
• Statement by Peru (in Spanish)
• Statement by Mexico (in Spanish)
• Statement by the United States
• Statement by Paraguay (in Spanish)
• Statement by the Russian Federation (in Russian)
• Statement by Brazil
• Statement by the Holy See
• Statement by Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development
• Statement by Japan
• Statement by Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (in Spanish)
• Statement by China
• Statement by Ukraine
• Statement by New Zealand
• Statement by Malaysia
• Statement by Fiji
• Statement by International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Statement by South Africa
• Statement by Guatemala (in Spanish)
• Statement by El Salvador (in Spanish)
• Statement by Nepal
• Statement by Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union

2014

A/RES/69/159 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (18 December 2014)

• Meeting record: A/69/PV.73
• Press release: GA/11604 (without a vote)

Statements

• Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Coordinator of the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
• Statement by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights - Delivered the Deputy Head of OHCHR New York
• Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People
• Statement by the European Union
• Statement by Finland (on behalf of the Nordic countries)
• Statement by Belize (on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM))
• Statement by Australia
• Statement by Russian Federation (in Russian)
• Statement by Cuba (in Spanish)
• Statement by United States
• Statement by Japan
• Statement by Nicaragua (in Spanish)
• Statement by Philippines
• Statement by Suriname
• Statement by Colombia (in Spanish)
• Statement by China
• Statement by Guyana
• Statement by Peru (in Spanish)
• Statement by Malaysia
• Statement by Paraguay (in Spanish)
• Statement by New Zealand
• Statement by Ecuador (in Spanish)
• Statement by the Holy See
• Statement by the Plurinational State of Bolivia
• Statement by Argentina (in Spanish)
• Statement by El Salvador (in Spanish)
• Statement by the United Republic of Tanzania 
• Statement by Brazil
• Statement by Chile
• Statement by Cameroon (in French)
• Statement by Ukraine
• Statement by Guatemala (in Spanish)
• Statement by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Statement by International Labour Organization

Outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

2013

A/RES/68/149 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (18 December 2013)

• Meeting record: A/68/PV.70
• Press release: GA/11475 (without vote)

Statements

• Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya
• Statement by the Director of the Division for Social Policy and Development, Daniela Bas
• Statement by Belize (CARICOM)
• Statement by European Union
• Statement by Norway
• Statement by Philippines
• Statement by United States
• Statement by Japan
• Statement by Australia
• Statement by Venezuela (in Spanish)
• Statement by China
• Statement by Brazil
• Statement by New Zealand
• Statement by Mexico (in Spanish)
• Statement by Chile (in Spanish)
• Statement by Cuba (in Spanish)
• Statement by Peru (in Spanish)
• Statement by Guyana
• Statement by Costa Rica (in Spanish)
• Statement by Bolivia (in Spanish)
• Statement by Nicaragua (in Spanish)
• Statement by Paraguay (in Spanish)
• Statement by Iran
• Statement by South Africa
• Statement by Indonesia
• Statement by Malaysia
• Statement by Congo (in French)
• Statement by FAO
• Statement by ILO
• Statement by IFAD                      

2012

RA/ES/67/153 Rights of indigenous peoples (20 December 2012)

GA/SHC/4063 (press release)

A/RES/66/296 Organization of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (17 September 2012)

GA/11283 (press release)

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2011

A/RES/66/142 Rights of indigenous peoples (adopted without vote, 19 December 2011)

GA/11198 (press release)

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2010

A/RES/65/198 Indigenous Issues  (adopted without vote, 21 December 2010)

GA/11041 (press release)

• Meeting record:
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2008

A/RES/63/161 Indigenous Issues (adopted without vote, 18 December 2008)

GA/10801 (press release)

2007

A/RES/61/295 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (adopted without vote, 13 September 2007)

GA/10612 (press release)

• Meeting record:
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2005

A/RES/60/142 Programme of Action for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (Yes: 143, No: 4, Abstentions: 11, Non-Voting: 34, Total voting membership: 192, 16 December 2005)

GA/10437 (press release)

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2004

A/RES/59/174 Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote, 20 December 2004)

GA/10321

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2003

A/RES/58/158 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote, 22 December 2003)

A/RES/57/192 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People

GA/10223

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2002

A/RES/57/193 Indigenous people and issues (adopted without vote, 18 December 2002)

A/RES/57/191 Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

GA/10124 (press release)

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2001

A/RES/56/140 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

GA/10001 (press release)

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2000

A/RES/55/80 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

GA/9842 (press release)

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1999

A/RES/54/150 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

GA/9690 (press release)

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1998

A/RES/53/130 UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations (adopted without vote)

A/RES/53/129 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People

GA/9532 (press release)

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1997

A/RES/52/108 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

GA/9380 (press release)

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1998

A/RES/51/78 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)
Adopted without a vote.

• Meeting record:
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1997

A/RES/50/157 Programme of activities for the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

A/RES/50/156 United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations

• Meeting record:
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1996

A/RES/49/214 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

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1995

A/RES/48/163 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

• Meeting record:
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1993

A/RES/47/75 International Year for the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote, 1993)

• Meeting record:
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1992

A/RES/46/128 International Year for the World’s Indigenous People (adopted without vote)

• Meeting record:
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Statement of Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, at the 71st session of the General Assembly

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