A number of countries around the world are working to protect indigenous populations in remote areas from the pandemic of coronavirus infection, and this cannot but please. This was announced today, June 30, in Geneva at the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. It noted that members of racial and ethnic minorities, as well as indigenous peoples, were at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 and were most affected by its socio-economic consequences. See also: The UN assessed Russia's preparedness for the pandemic COVID-19 Indigenous peoples are also especially vulnerable. Inadequate access to health care and other key institutions exacerbates their risk from the pandemic, while the lack of disaggregated data hinders targeted responses to their needs. It is time to put an end to this neglect, the UN High Commissioner emphasized. It noted that pandemic response plans in Australia and Costa Rica included specific ef...
