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Addressee: WTO

Paragraph Number: 54
Session: 2 (2003)
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The Forum invites the secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to its third session for an
exchange of views on important issues of common interest.

Area of Work: Environment
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Addressee: Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Paragraph Number: 106
Session: 9 (2010)
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The Permanent Forum notes with concern the slow progress made in the negotiations on the final protocol on access and benefit-sharing. The Permanent Forum reiterates its requests to the parties to the Convention to take into account the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the negotiation, adoption and implementation of the access and benefit-sharing protocol.

Area of Work: Human rights, Environment
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Addressee: UNICEF, UNESCO

Paragraph Number: 86
Session: 7 (2008)
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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
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Addressee: IPOs, UNESCO, UN systems, World Water Assessment Program, UNPFII, Institute for Water Education, the World Water Assessment Programme and UNICEF.

Paragraph Number: 54
Session: 6 (2007)
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The Permanent Forum is requested to support the planning and development of a world indigenous forum on the right to water, including the cultural and spiritual dimensions of water and peace. Planning for the forum shall be carried out through appropriate United Nations agencies and bodies and indigenous peoples’ organizations from all regions that have been working on water issues, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Water Education, the World Water Assessment Programme and UNICEF.

Area of Work: Environment