International Day of the World’s Indigenous People was observed on 9 August 2015 with the theme “Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous peoples’ health and well-being”.
This year’s theme puts a spotlight on the issue of indigenous peoples’ access to health care services, as improving indigenous peoples’ health remains a critical challenge for indigenous peoples, Member States and the United Nations.
The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Volume II was launched at the UN
What is mean by ‘Indigenous People’?
Indigenous people are people defined in international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural or historical distinctiveness from other populations that are often politically dominant.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 23 December 1994 adopted resolution 49/214 and proclaimed that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995–2004)
- In 2004, the Assembly proclaimed a Second International Decade, from 2005–2015, with the theme of A Decade for Action and Dignity.
