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Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 21
Session: 13 (2014)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that States establish mechanisms and processes for consistent dialogues and consultations with indigenous peoples in their countries on ways and means to foster better relationships and to enable indigenous peoples to exercise fully their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, in addition to other individual and collective human rights.

Area of Work: Methods of Work, Cooperation
Paragraph Number: 21
Session: 3 (2004)
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Recognizing that States cannot address indigenous education issues alone or in isolation, indigenous representatives and organizations of indigenous peoples should prepare to engage with Governments to facilitate the indigenous education goals of participation, access, attainment, indigenous languages, proficiency in the national language and at least one international language and numeracy, capacity-building, appreciation, understanding and respect for indigenous cultures, and anti-racism strategies.

Area of Work: Education