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Paragraph Number: 86
Session: 24 (2025)
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States, mining companies and financial institutions should ensure the establishment of accessible, independent and culturally appropriate grievance and redress mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples that should be available throughout the life cycle of the projects. These sectors should support sustainable development, track the origin and impacts of minerals throughout the supply chain and disclose human rights risks and environmental impacts.
Area of Work: Extractive Industries, Human Rights, Environment
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
