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Addressee: FAO

Paragraph Number: 035 (Session 9 Appendix)
Session: 8 (2009)
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The Permanent Forum thus welcomes FAO efforts to develop a policy on indigenous peoples’ issues which will help organization staff to work with indigenous peoples in a more systematic way. With a view to strengthening FAO work with indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum encourages the organization to finalize the draft policy as soon as possible and to submit it to senior management for approval.

Area of Work: Methods of Work

Addressee: OHCHR

Paragraph Number: 011 (Session 9 Appendix)
Session: 8 (2009)
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The Permanent Forum commends OHCHR for conducting training sessions on the rights of indigenous peoples for its staff in a number of Asian and African countries. The Permanent Forum recommends that OHCHR continue to expand such training and capacity-building efforts for its staff, both at headquarters and in country teams in all regions.

Area of Work: Human rights