Indigenous determinants of health: a unified call for progress

Abstract

The UN General Assembly formally declared 1993 as the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, with a “view to strengthening international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by Indigenous communities in areas such as human rights, the environment, development, education, and health”. 1 UN General AssemblyInternational Year for the World's Indigenous People, 1993: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly. https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f08ab.htmlDate: Dec 14, 1992 Date accessed: June 2, 2023 Google Scholar In 2000, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) was formally established with health as one of its six mandated areas of focus. The UNPFII supported the work to ensure the 2007 adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), a human rights instrument specifying the rights of Indigenous Peoples worldwide, including the right to health and social security. 2 Redvers N Celidwen Y Cloud QY Jensen A Githaiga C Indigenous solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises: a reflection on UNDRIP. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3e0002060 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar Yet, globally, substantial challenges remain for Indigenous Peoples.