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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: Member States
Paragraph Number: 74
Session: 11 (2012)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that the World Conference consist of plenary meetings, round tables and interactive dialogues, to be co-chaired by representatives of Member States and indigenous peoples.
Area of Work: Methods of Work
Addressee: UN Agencies Funds and Programmes - UN System
Paragraph Number: 74
Session: 3 (2004)
Full Text:
The Forum notes with deep appreciation the reports and responses of United Nations bodies on environment, and reaffirms its recommendations on environment made at its second session, in particular those contained in chapter I, section B, paragraphs 46-49, 54-57, and 59-61 of the report.
Area of Work: Environment
Addressee: UN entities
Paragraph Number: 86
Session: 18 (2019)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends United Nations entities that have not done so to incorporate indigenous peoples-driven platforms in order to give advice on and to promote indigenous peoples’ issues, as well as consider the participation of the Permanent Forum together with indigenous peoples in such platforms.
Area of Work: Methods of Work
Addressee: President of the General Assembly, PGA
Paragraph Number: 86
Session: 11 (2012)
Full Text:
The President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, in consultation with Member States and representatives of indigenous peoples, should appoint co-chairs from among Member States and indigenous peoples to preside jointly over the meeting of the World Conference.
Area of Work: Methods of Work
