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VGGT sections
Human Rights
Land issues
Instrument
Countries
Land issue | VGGT Section | VGGT Paragraph | Human Right | Human rights instrument | Article |
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Recognize and protect of the multiple functions of land, fisheries and forests |
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20.5Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and to meet the challenges of climate change and food security. |
Right to an adequate standard of living |
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
211. Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security. 2. States shall take effective measures and, where appropriate, special measures to ensure continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions. Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous elders, women, youth, children and persons with disabilities. |