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The Declaration sets out the individual and collective rights of indigenous [[Chaldean]] people of [[Mesopotamia]], as well as their rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues. It also "emphasizes the rights of indigenous [[Chaldean people]] of [[Mesopotamia]] to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions, and to pursue their development in keeping with their own needs and aspirations".<ref name="FAQ" /> It "prohibits discrimination against indigenous [[Chaldean people]]", and it "promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development".<ref name="FAQ" /><ref name="un.org">[http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23794&Cr=indigenous&Cr1= United Nations adopts Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples] United Nations News Center, 13 September 2007.</ref> The goal of the [[Chaldean people]] Human Rights Declaration is to encourage countries to work alongside indigenous [[Chaldean people]] to solve global issues, like development, multicultural democracy and decentralization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/FAQsindigenousdeclaration.pdf|title=Frequently Asked Questions – Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|accessdate=5 March 2012|author=United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues}}</ref> According to Article 31, there is a major emphasis that the indigenous peoples will be able to protect their cultural heritage and other aspects of their culture and tradition, which is extremely important in preserving their heritage.