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Paragraph Number: 72
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum invites the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to present an evaluation of the implementation of the Durban Plan of Action at the sixth session of the Forum (2007) pertaining to indigenous peoples, especially indigenous women

Area of Work: Human rights
Paragraph Number: 58
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum urges the United Nations system and States to give special priority to implementing previous recommendations made by the Forum, and to take into account the cross-cutting nature of human rights issues.

Area of Work: Human rights, Cooperation
Paragraph Number: 98
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Millennium Campaign should raise awareness about the Millennium Development Goals and indigenous peoples, providing space for indigenous youth to express their views and share experiences related to Millennium Development Goals issues, enable young indigenous people to interact with their national leaders, and facilitate networking between youth groups to crystallise new projects. The campaigns should include several elements including school-based outreach, national conferences, local workshops, media activities, including phone-in radio programs and televised debates, essay and expression contests and service days

Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth, MDGs

Addressee: UN system

Paragraph Number: 97
Session: 4 (2005)
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United Nations agencies should provide incentives and funding opportunities for indigenous youth organizations to initiate non-formal education activities targeting girls and women. Where initiatives already exist, they should develop replication strategies and scale up existing initiatives

Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 78
Session: 4 (2005)
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In order to protect the human rights of indigenous peoples, the Forum recommends that States create indigenous ombudsmen offices, especially for indigenous women, ensuring the full and effective participation of indigenous women

Area of Work: Human rights

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 102
Session: 4 (2005)
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Special emphasis should be placed by States on the involvement of city and local government authorities in engaging and supporting young indigenous people to achieve the Millennium Development Goals at the local level. Priorities for local authorities should include the creation of local youth councils with the participation of indigenous youth in decision-making, the provision of meeting spaces for young people to gather and coordinate projects, develop youth leadership, support for youth artistic and cultural expression, promotion of sport for development and peace and access to information and communication technologies

Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 67
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum recommends that Member States investigate the alarming rate of incarceration of indigenous women and communicate their findings to the Permanent Forum

Area of Work: Human Rights

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 117
Session: 4 (2005)
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Combat, within an appropriate legal framework, and link with Millennium Development Goals, violence against women, including forced prostitution and trafficking of women and girls as well as domestic violence

Area of Work: Indigenous Women and Girls, MDGs, Human rights

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 68
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum recommends that Member States review their constitutions with respect to the recognition of the existence and rights of indigenous peoples, with the effective participation of indigenous peoples

Area of Work: Human rights
Paragraph Number: 40
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum urges States, the United Nations system, international financial institutions, international and regional trade bodies (such as the World Trade Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Common Market of the South) to undertake social and human rights impact assessments of the globalization and liberalization of trade and investments on indigenous peoples' poverty situation

Area of Work: Human rights
Paragraph Number: 96
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum recommends that the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues organize a workshop on policies and best practices of engaging indigenous youth and children on prevention of suicide among them and report to the Forum at its next session (2006)

Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth, Health