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Addressee: UNICEF
Paragraph Number: 68
Session: 10 (2011)
Full Text:
Bearing in mind the principle of free, prior and informed consent as enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Permanent Forum recommends that relevant UNICEF materials be translated into the languages of and made accessible to the indigenous peoples with whom the Fund is working so that they can participate fully in the planning and implementation of projects that directly or indirectly affect them.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
Addressee: UNICEF
Paragraph Number: 67
Session: 10 (2011)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that UNICEF allocate at least one fellowship to an indigenous young person from each region every year for a term of at least three months, to empower indigenous youth and promote knowledge and experience regarding the United Nations system and the work of the Fund, and including financial support.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 67
Session: 18 (2019)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum urges Member States to consider the expansion of the mandate of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples to support grantees who have effective initiatives to implement recommendations of United Nations human rights mechanisms; the participation of indigenous peoples in the Forum on Business and Human Rights; and the participation of indigenous peoples in the pre-sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council.
Area of Work: Funding and Resources
