There are approximately 411 million Indigenous Peoples (IPs) living across Asia who are confronted with an array of vulnerabilities in the face of COVID-19.[1] The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is closely monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities across its 14 member countries through continuous reporting and communications with partners on the ground. AIPP, together with its member and partner organizations, takes this opportunity to make the following submission to the new Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the General Assembly (UNSRIP), José Francisco Cali Tzay, in support of their report on the impact of COVID-19 on IPs and resolution 42/20. This submission is based on information provided to AIPP through collaborative research across 13 member countries[2] and 39 member organisations and network partners.
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[1] Luithui- Erni, S., 2019. Status Of Indigenous Peoples’ Lands, Territories And Resources In Asia. Chiang Mai: AIPP Printing Press Co., Ltd, p.6. [online] https://aippnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Status-of-Indigenous-Peoples%E2%80%99-lands-territories-and-resources-in-Asia_website.pdf
[2] 13 countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos DRP, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Vietnam