Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples

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For context: Indigenous leaders on a United Nations advisory body called the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples have finalized a 12-point plan asking the U.N. Human Rights Council to strengthen protections for Indigenous land, rights, and lives worldwide. The recommendations cover things like protecting isolated Indigenous communities, preserving languages, giving Indigenous peoples more say in global decisions, and recognizing their rights separately from broader human rights law.

The push comes as the U.N. bodies that support this work face money problems. Only eight countries fund one key program, and just three fund another; the United States contributes to neither. Leaders warned that shrinking budgets could mean fewer Indigenous delegates can attend international meetings, weakening their voice just as they say some countries are rolling back existing protections rather than adding new ones.

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