The Czech Republic strongly advocates for the enforcement of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP). While indigenous peoples live in diverse conditions around the world, from traditional communities to integrated urban populations, they all strive to preserve their lands, cultures, and languages. The Czech Republic voted in favor of the DRIP in 2007 because it respects indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and control over their territories. However, four major countries still do not support the DRIP due to concerns over sovereignty and land rights. The Czech Republic believes amending the DRIP to address states' concerns and the specific circumstances of indigenous groups in different regions could help gain broader international approval and better protect indigenous peoples' environmental rights on a global
The Czech Republic strongly advocates for the enforcement of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP). While indigenous peoples live in diverse conditions around the world, from traditional communities to integrated urban populations, they all strive to preserve their lands, cultures, and languages. The Czech Republic voted in favor of the DRIP in 2007 because it respects indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and control over their territories. However, four major countries still do not support the DRIP due to concerns over sovereignty and land rights. The Czech Republic believes amending the DRIP to address states' concerns and the specific circumstances of indigenous groups in different regions could help gain broader international approval and better protect indigenous peoples' environmental rights on a global
The Czech Republic strongly advocates for the enforcement of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP). While indigenous peoples live in diverse conditions around the world, from traditional communities to integrated urban populations, they all strive to preserve their lands, cultures, and languages. The Czech Republic voted in favor of the DRIP in 2007 because it respects indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and control over their territories. However, four major countries still do not support the DRIP due to concerns over sovereignty and land rights. The Czech Republic believes amending the DRIP to address states' concerns and the specific circumstances of indigenous groups in different regions could help gain broader international approval and better protect indigenous peoples' environmental rights on a global
Committee: United Nations Human Rights Council Topic Area B: The History of Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary International Policy The Indigenous Peoples of the world are very diverse. They live in nearly all the countries on all the continents of the world and form a spectrum of humanity, ranging from traditional hunter-gatherers and subsistence farmers to legal scholars. In some countries, Indigenous Peoples form the majority of the population; others comprise small minorities. Indigenous Peoples are concerned with preserving land, protecting language and promoting culture. Some Indigenous Peoples strive to preserve traditional ways of life, while others seek greater participation in the current state structures. Like all cultures and civilizations, Indigenous Peoples are always adjusting and adapting to changes in the world. Indigenous Peoples recognize their common plight and work for their self-determination; based on their respect for the earth. The Czech Republic is a strong advocate for the enforcement of the DRIP and we are concerned with the issues that are preventing its success in the global community. The environmental rights of indigenous peoples are an important part of the DRIP. On the 13th of September 2007, the Czech Republic voted in favor of the Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People (DRIP). The Czech Republic believes in the DRIP because it respects indigenous peoples rights and affirms their equality to all other people. It also supports the right to control developments in their lands and territories. This is important to promote their developments according to their needs. It allows these groups to become self reliant and have the right of self-determination.The government in the Czech Republic is implementing a long term plan that was established in the year 2000. This plan was established to increase the ability of the indigenous people in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic understands the issues that are faced with ensuring the environmental rights of indigenous groups. These issues include competition for resources, pollution of the water supporting the Indigenous peoples and their land, lack of environmental rights, lack of protection from a surrounding state to prevent environmental degradation and pollution of indigenous land, lack of land ownership recognition by states and global community as indigenous groups. The Czech Republic believes the solutions to the issues faced with indigenous groups would have to be achieved on an international level. The Czech Republic believes that the solution is for the global community to follow the DRIP. The nation of the Czech Republic supports this solution because if treated on a national level, countries might ignore the issues of the indigenous people and focus on only benefiting their country like they have done in the past. We are concerned with this because looking after the welfare of the indigenous people is not always a major priority in many countries. An agreement on an international level would guarantee the focus and attention to the rights that indigenous people need. Four major countries do not support the DRIP. We can change this by adding amendments that make the document more specific and address regions of the worlds separately, but still agreeing on the common ground that indigenous people need their rights. By making the DRIP more specific countries can clearly understand the issues at hand and it will solve any misinterpretation the document may create. By addressing the needs of the Indigenous people and the concerns of the states, this will allow more countries to agree on the document and the implementation of the DIRP will be reached as soon as possible.