Objetive: The purpose of this side event is to advocate for the rights and needs of indigenous peoples in the context of COVID-19, and to highlight concrete experiences in the region that have facilitated the inclusion and participation of indigenous peoples in both the immediate response to the pandemic and in the definition of long-term socio-economic recovery policies.

Programme
Opening Remarks.
• Raúl García-Buchaca, Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Programme Analysis, United Nations Economic Commission for LAC.
• Christian Salazar Volkmann, Regional Director of the United Nations Development Coordination Office for LAC.

Indigenous Peoples during the Pandemic: Response and Challenges.
• David Choquehuanca Céspedes, Vice- President, Plurinational State of Bolivia.

Indigenous Peoples during the Pandemic: Response and Challenges.
•  Ángela Acevedo Huertas, Vice-Minister, Vice-Ministry of Interculturality of Peru.

Fostering Dialogue and Social Inclusion with Young Indigenous People.
• Dalí Ángel Pérez, Coordinator of the Indigenous Youth and SDG Program of the technical team of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Consultation process of indigenous peoples in the development of the Common Country Analysis (CCA) and Cooperation Framework and their role in post COVID-19 recovery.
• Rebeca Arias, UN Resident Coordinator, Guatemala.

Joint trinational programme on COVID-19 response for indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
• Jessica Faieta, UN Resident Coordinator a.i., Colombia.

Closing Remarks.
• Paulo Saad, Chief of the Division, Population and development Division, United Nations Economic Commission for LAC.
• Christian Salazar Volkmann, Regional Director of the United Nations Development Coordination Office for LAC.