The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
From left to right: Mr. Wu Hongbo, DESA's Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General and Ms. Megan Davis, Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
State of the World's Indigenous Peoples Vol. II, Health
(Advance Copy)
This publication sets out to examine the major challenges for indigenous peoples to obtain adequate access to and utilization of quality health care services. It provides an important background to many of the health care services.