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Addressee: IFAD

Paragraph Number: 025 (Session 9 Appendix)
Session: 8 (2009)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that when planning, preparing and implementing its programmes and projects, IFAD conduct the necessary investigations so as to ensure that the particularities and cultural sensitivities of indigenous peoples involved in and affected by the programmes and projects are taken into account. The Permanent Forum underlines the fact that indigenous peoples are to be engaged as an active and equal partner in all processes and phases of programmes and projects.

Area of Work: Economic and Social Development

Addressee: FAO

Paragraph Number: 035 (Session 9 Appendix)
Session: 8 (2009)
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The Permanent Forum thus welcomes FAO efforts to develop a policy on indigenous peoples’ issues which will help organization staff to work with indigenous peoples in a more systematic way. With a view to strengthening FAO work with indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum encourages the organization to finalize the draft policy as soon as possible and to submit it to senior management for approval.

Area of Work: Methods of Work