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Summary
The present report provides an update on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from the perspective of indigenous peoples. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, as an expert body of the Economic and Social Council, plays a significant role in providing advice on how to ensure that the rights of indigenous peoples are effectively accounted for and realized in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. In the report, the Permanent Forum sets out key elements of General Assembly resolution 73/156 on the rights of indigenous peoples and the activities and outcomes of the 2018 high-level political forum on sustainable development, including an overview of the Member State voluntary national reviews that included references to indigenous peoples. The report concludes with highlights from global reports on sustainable development and indigenous peoples and reflections on the theme of the high-level political forum on sustainable development for 2019, “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.
