COVID-19 and Indigenous peoples
May 9, 2022
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https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/covid-19.html We urge Member States and the international community to include the specific needs and priorities of indigenous peoples in addressing the global outbreak of COVID 19.“ — Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Anne Nuorgam. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave health threat to Indigenous peoples around the world. Indigenous communities already experience poor access to healthcare, significantly higher rates of communicable and non-communicable…