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Addressee: UNICEF, UNESCO
Paragraph Number: 86
Session: 7 (2008)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UNESCO reinforce quality education by building indigenous knowledge and culture into education programmes and curricula, including education for sustainable development and for natural disaster preparedness, and promoting the use of indigenous language as the medium of instruction. The important role of indigenous learning methodologies, including experiential learning with community members outside of the classroom, should also be included.
Area of Work: Education, Environment
Addressee: OHCHR
Paragraph Number: 63
Session: 17 (2018)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum requests the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, with the support of the secretariat of the Forum, to expand and strengthen the United Nations response to reprisals and threats faced by indigenous human rights and environmental defenders by enhancing high-level engagement on reprisals, ensuring appropriate action on urgent cases when reprisals occur.
Area of Work: Human Rights Defenders
Addressee: Special Rapporteur Lars Anders-Baer
Paragraph Number: 63
Session: 8 (2009)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum decides to appoint Mr. Lars Anders-Baer, a member of the Permanent Forum, as a special rapporteur to undertake a study to determine the impact of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures on reindeer herding.
Area of Work: Environment
