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Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 44
Session: 13 (2014)
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The Permanent Forum further urges States to improve their collection of data on self-harm and suicide among indigenous children and youth, as well as on violence against indigenous women, boys and girls, to facilitate better understanding of the extent of the problem. States should commit to reducing the incidence of self-harm, violence and suicide among indigenous children and youth through the allocation of adequate resources to holistic prevention and support services, in partnership with indigenous peoples.
Area of Work: Health, Indigenous Women and Girls
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 44
Session: 6 (2007)
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The Permanent Forum urges the relevant Governments of States visited by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people to implement the recommendations contained in his reports regarding mega-projects implemented using the territories, lands and natural resources of indigenous peoples.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Addressee: Member States, UN system
Paragraph Number: 99
Session: 12 (2013)
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For the post-2015 dialogue and outcomes to accomplish a sea change and paradigm shift away from a North-South dialogue to one of universally addressing the post-2015 objectives in order to improve the lives of all, including indigenous peoples in developed countries, the Forum recommends that efforts must be made to guarantee the direct participation of indigenous peoples from the world’s most developed and affluent countries in all thematic consultations, conclusions and recommendations so that their voices and concerns can be heard.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development, MDGs
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 44
Session: 2 (2003)
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The Forum recommends that States where indigenous peoples live formulate and implement public policies with gender and ethnic considerations, taking into account the multicultural and multi-ethnic composition of their populations.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Addressee: Government of Canada
Paragraph Number: 99
Session: 9 (2010)
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The Permanent Forum urges the Government of Canada to work with the Friendship Centre Movement and other relevant organizations to determine how it can strengthen its roles and responsibilities with regard to urban indigenous peoples.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 44
Session: 18 (2019)
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The Permanent Forum repeats its call for an end to the criminalization of indigenous midwives as expressed in the recommendations contained in paragraphs 49 and 50 of its report on its seventeenth session (E/2018/43-E/C.19/2018/11) and urges States to respect the right of indigenous peoples to maintain their traditional health practices in accordance with article 24 of the Declaration.
Area of Work: Health, Indigenous Women and Girls
