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Crucial need for indigenous peoples’ participation for COVID-19 recovery

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Indigenous people in Mexico City, Mexico, mark 529 years of indigenous resistance to European arrival © Reuters
“Given the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has had on indigenous peoples, their participation is more critical than ever.” Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, was speaking during a panel session on indigenous peoples and COVID-19 at the Human Rights Council.

Countering COVID-19 misinformation in indigenous communities in Brazil

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Ro’otsitsina Juruna standing in an open field with a group of children behind her. ©UNFPA
Ro’otsitsina Juruna, an indigenous woman from the Xavante people, has been helping her community in western Brazil to receive reliable information and access to COVID-19 vaccines, despite the misinformation spreading all over the country. “Immunization saves lives. Not just one person in a family, the entire family,” Ro’otsitsina said.

Fellowship programme for people of African descent

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What is the Fellowship programme? The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is an intensive human rights training for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in...