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Decade of Indigenous
People (1995-2004) |
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The International Decade of the
World's Indigenous People (1995 -
2004) was proclaimed by the General
Assembly in its resolution
48/163 of 21 December 1993 with
the main objective of strengthening
international cooperation for the
solution of problems faced by
indigenous people in such areas as
human rights, the environment,
development, education and health.
The theme for the Decade is
"Indigenous people: partnership in
action". In the same resolution, the
General Assembly requested the
Secretary-General to appoint the
Assistant Secretary-General for
Human Rights as the Coordinator of
the Decade and established the
Voluntary Fund for the Decade to
assist the funding of projects and
programmes which promote the goals
of the International Decade of the
World's Indigenous People. In its
resolution
52/108, the General Assembly
appointed the High Commissioner for
Human Rights as Coordinator of the
Decade.
In its
resolution
49/214 of 23 December 1994, the
General Assembly adopted the
short-term program of activities for
1995. The comprehensive program of
activities was adopted by the
General Assembly in its resolution
50/157 of 21 December 1995. The
General Assembly also authorized the
establishment of the Voluntary Fund
for the International Decade for the
purpose of financing projects and
programmes during the Decade.
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