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22 U.S.C. § 262p–4oRespect for indigenous peoples

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 95-118 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 92 words · no verdicts yet

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This law directs Treasury to push international financial institutions and the Global Environment Facility to create policies protecting indigenous peoples' rights. These policies should cover indigenous land rights, traditional economies, culture, knowledge, and human rights.

The Treasury Secretary must direct the U.S. representatives at the international financial institutions (as defined in section 262r(c)(2)) and the U.S. representative to the Global Environment Facility council — which the World Bank administers — to use America's voice and vote to bring about creating and fully carrying out policies that promote respect for, and full protection of, indigenous peoples' territorial rights, traditional economies, cultural integrity, traditional knowledge, and human rights.
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors of the international financial institutions (as defined in section 262r(c)(2) of this title) and the United States representative to the council of the Global Environment Facility administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use the voice and vote of the United States to bring about the creation and full implementation of policies designed to promote respect for and full protection of the territorial rights, traditional economies, cultural integrity, traditional knowledge and human rights of indigenous peoples.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–118, title XVI, § 1620, as added Pub. L. 103–306, title V, § 526(e), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1633.)

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  • 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 95-118 · 108 Stat. 1633

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