5th CONTINENTAL
MEETING OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN OF
THE AMERICAS
ENLACE RESOLUTION
JULY 12, 2007
Subject: United
Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Decision:
WHEREAS the United
Nations, together with
Indigenous Peoples, have engaged
in over twenty years of work
directed at achieving agreement
on the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (the
Declaration);
WHEREAS this work has
resulted in the United
Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
adopted by the United Nations
Human Rights Council in June
2006 which is essential to the
survival, dignity and well-being
of Indigenous Peoples;
WHEREAS this Declaration
as adopted by the Human Rights
Council recognizes the human
rights of Indigenous Peoples,
including the right of
self-determination, rights
related to lands, resources and
territories and promotes the
right to live free from violence
and discrimination;
WHEREAS the United
Nations Human Rights Council
recommended this Declaration for
immediate adoption by the United
Nations General Assembly which
deferred consideration of this
recommendation until no later
than the end of its 61st
session which is by September
2007; and
WHEREAS the 5th
Continental Meeting of
Indigenous Women of the
Americas: Restoring our Balance
has focused on the importance of
advancing the human rights of
Indigenous women, their families
and their communities. This
Declaration is essential for
achieving this goal as discussed
by many participants,
THEREFORE be it resolved
that ENLACE calls upon all
States within the Americas to
vote in favor of the immediate
adoption of the United
Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
as adopted by the United Nations
Human Rights Council in 2006
without amendment without delay.
