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Addressee: Member States UN System, Donors
Paragraph Number: 156
Session: 5 (2006)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that United Nations organizations provide technical assistance and convene, in cooperation with indigenous peoples’ organizations, regional workshops on the special theme of the sixth session of the Permanent Forum, namely, “Territories, lands and natural resources”, with the participation of Permanent Forum members, and other experts, indigenous peoples’ representatives, indigenous parliamentarians, State representatives, and representatives of the United Nations system, in order to formulate recommendations for consideration, as part of its preparatory work for the sixth session. The Permanent Forum further recommends that States, organizations and donors provide resources for these regional workshops.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development, Environment
Addressee: IFAD, SPFII
Paragraph Number: 167
Session: 5 (2006)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum highly appreciates the initiatives undertaken by IFAD to highlight the need to give a high profile to indigenous issues within the organization and globally by nominating an Assistant President on Special Assignment for Indigenous and Tribal Issues. The Permanent Forum recommends that IFAD ensure that the gains made so far are sustained in the future and urges other organizations and international financial institutions to follow the Fund’s example by assigning a person in a senior management position to coordinate indigenous issues within their organization.
Area of Work: Methods of Work
Addressee: OHCHR
Paragraph Number: 156
Session: 6 (2007)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that OHCHR duly reflect on its strategic management plan for 2008/09 and on its activities to mainstream indigenous issues at the field level, inter alia, in connection with Action 2.
Area of Work: Methods of Work
