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Paragraph Number: 81
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum recommends that the United Nations Statistics Division mainstream statistical issues pertaining to indigenous peoples in the development of handbooks and guidelines. The Forum also recommends that the Statistics Division continue to coordinate with the regional commissions and consider that part of their work that is relevant to indigenous people and census operations in the revision of the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses

Area of Work: Data Collection and Indicators
Paragraph Number: 87
Session: 4 (2005)
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Promote and support the utilization of local indigenous languages and, where no written languages exist, employ local indigenous people (as translators/interpreters as well as advisers) to assist in the collection process

Area of Work: Data Collection and Indicators