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Paragraph Number: 47
Session: 6 (2007)
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The Permanent Forum expresses concern about the situation of indigenous men, who, in the development process, suffer losses in their traditional livelihoods in their family structures and their roles in the community, and face social challenges as a result, as shown by many social indices, and urges United Nations agencies to undertake a study on the changing role of indigenous men in the economic development process.

Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Paragraph Number: 51
Session: 20 (2021)
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It is important to recognize that indigenous peoples themselves must claim ownership of their languages and direct the revitalization efforts of the languages, while States should support these efforts and facilitate the transmission of the languages by parents and grandparents to the younger generations.

Area of Work: International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032)