The Role of UN in Indigenous Peoples: A Critical Analysis
The research delves into the role of the United Nations in addressing the unique social, cultural, economic, and political qualities of indigenous peoples worldwide. It discusses the importance of recognizing indigenous rights, traditions, and the challenges they face in contemporary societies, emphasizing the significance of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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REVISITING THE ROLE OF UN IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SABEENAZAM1, FATIMA BALOCH2 M. PHIL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, M. PHIL POLITICAL SCIENCE GREENWICH UNIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION MORETHAN370MILLIONINDIGENOUSPEOPLELIVEIN70NATIONSAROUNDTHEWORLD, ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES. THEY MAINTAIN SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL QUALITIES THAT ARE DISTINCT FROM THOSE OF THE DOMINANT COMMUNITIESIN WHICH THEYRESIDE BYFOLLOWING DISTINCTIVE TRADITIONS. THEY ARETHEDESCENDANTS-SPREADACROSSTHEGLOBEFROMTHEARCTICTOTHESOUTH PACIFIC. THOSE WHO LIVED IN A COUNTRY OR A GEOGRAPHICAL REGION DURING THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES OR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS CAME, ACCORDING TO A STANDARD DEFINITION. THROUGH CONQUEST, OCCUPATION, SETTLEMENT,ANDOTHERWAYS,THENEWCOMERSEVENTUALLYBECAMEDOMINANT.
DEFINITION GIVEN THE MULTIPLICITY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, NO UN-SYSTEM ENTITY HAS ESTABLISHED AN OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF "INDIGENOUS." INSTEAD, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING,THESYSTEMHASESTABLISHEDAMODERNINTERPRETATIONOFTHETERM: AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, SELF-IDENTIFICATION AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND ACCEPTANCE AS A MEMBER STRONG TIES TO TERRITORIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE REGION. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY WITH PRE-COLONIAL AND/OR PRE-SETTLER SOCIETIES. FORM NON-DOMINANT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AS UNIQUE PEOPLES AND COMMUNITIES, RESOLVE TO PRESERVE AND RECREATE THEIR ANCESTRALHABITATSANDSYSTEMS. OF THE TERM INDIGENOUS OF THE COMMUNITY. OR POLITICAL GROUPS.
THE TRADITIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE THEIR OWN LANGUAGES, KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, AND BELIEFS, AND THEY HAVE PRICELESS UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES SUSTAINABLY. THEY HAVE A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH AND USE OF THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS. THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS ARE CRITICAL TO THEIR COLLECTIVE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL SURVIVAL AS PEOPLES. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE AVARIETYOF DEVELOPMENTCONCEPTS BASED ON THEIRTRADITIONALVALUES, GOALS,NEEDS,ANDPRIORITIES.
THE DECLARATION OF UNITED NATION ABOUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THE CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (THE DECLARATION) ESTABLISHES BASELINE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' SURVIVAL,DIGNITY,SECURITY,ANDWELL-BEINGAROUNDTHEWORLD,ASWELLASTHE RIGHT TO BE DIFFERENT. THE DECLARATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERALASSEMBLYINSEPTEMBER2007.THEDECLARATIONCANBETAKENASAGUIDE. THE DECLARATION IS THE MOST COMPLETE WEAPON WE MUST PROMOTE AND PRESERVEABORIGINALANDTORRESSTRAITINDIGENOUSPEOPLES'RIGHTS.
THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS BASEDONTHEAIMSANDVALUESOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSCHARTER,ASWELLASGOODFAITHINTHE FULFILMENT OF THE DUTIES ASSUMED WHILE RESPECTING THE RIGHT OF ALL TRIBES TO BE DIFFERENT, TO BELIEVE THEMSELVES DIFFERENT,ANDTOBEVALUEDAS SUCH, INDIGENOUSPEOPLESARE EQUALTO ALLOTHER PEOPLE. FURTHERMORE, EMPHASIZING THAT ALL PEOPLES PARTICIPATE TO THE ENORMOUS DIVERSITY OF CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES THAT MAKE UP HUMANITY'S SHARED INHERITANCE, MOREOVER, AFFIRMING THAT ANY THEORIES, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES BASED ON OR ADVOCATING HIERARCHY OF PEOPLES OR PERSONS BASED ON NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACIST, RELIGIOUS, ETHNOGRAPHIC, OR SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES ARE RACIST, SCIENTIFICALLY INCORRECT, LEGALLY INEFFECTIVE, ETHICALLY REPUGNANT, AND SOCIALLY INEQUITABLE. REAFFIRMING THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SHOULD BE FREE OF ALL KINDS OF BIGOTRY IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHTS. BY STATES UNDER THE CHARTER.
CONCLUSION THE 2010 INTERIM REPORT OF THE ILA COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES UPDATED THE SEARCH FOR STATE PRACTICE AND OPINION JURIS AND SUPPORTED THE EARLIER FINDINGS, INCLUDING THE DISCOVERY OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO AUTONOMY OR SELF-GOVERNMENT, WITHEVERMOREEXAMPLESOFDOMESTICANDINTERNATIONALPRACTICES.THERIGHT TOCULTURALIDENTITYRECOGNITIONANDMAINTENANCE;THERIGHTTOCUSTOMARY LANDSANDNATURALRESOURCES;ANDTHERIGHTTORESTITUTIONANDREDRESSFOR WRONGSCOMMITTED92.THEWORLDISCHANGINGSOTHEREFORMSANDLAWSOUGHT TO BE REVISED FOR ALLSTAKES OF THE GLOBALCOMMUNITY. THE GREATESTRESPECT IS RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO HELP OTHER PEOPLE, THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR LIVES PLAY THEMSELVES OUT WITHIN A SET OF RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS. AND RECOMMENDATIONS
