WHO Side Event at the 17th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)
Room XXVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (in person only)
In May 2023, the 76th World Health Assembly adopted Resolution 76.16 on the Health of Indigenous Peoples, requesting the WHO Director-General to develop a Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples in consultations with countries, Indigenous Peoples, relevant United Nations and multilateral system agencies, as well as civil society, academia and other stakeholders.
In response, WHO has initiated the development of a global literature review on the health of Indigenous Peoples. This analysis will inform the development of the Global Plan of Action.
The objective of this side event is to present the preliminary findings of the literature review and to provide an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples to contribute and input to the ongoing research, which includes analysis of the following components:
- The key health outcomes for which Indigenous Peoples experience health inequities;
- The social determinants of health of Indigenous Peoples; and
- Availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health services for Indigenous Peoples, including cultural appropriateness.
Keynote speaker: Valmaine Toki, member of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Speakers:
Pauliina (Lina) Nykänen-Rettaroli, Senior Technical Lead and Unit Head on Human Rights, WHO Department on Gender, Rights, Equity and Diversity (GRED)
Rodrigo Paillalef, Leading researcher for the development of the situation analysis and Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine, Leading researcher for the development of the situation analysis, Co-Principal Investigator of Ărramăt Project and President of Association Tinhinan
This side event invites participants to an open discussion for advancing the research. Light lunch will be served before the event at 12:45 p.m.