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Addressee: Nordic States

Paragraph Number: 95
Session: 7 (2008)
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The Permanent Forum notes that the draft Nordic Saami Convention stands out as an example of good practice in empowering indigenous peoples to preserve and revitalize their languages. The Forum therefore encourages the Nordic States to support the process of the Saami Convention with a view to their adoption of it in due course.

Area of Work: Indigenous Languages
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Addressee: ECOSOC

Paragraph Number: 20
Session: 2 (2003)
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The Forum, taking into account that indigenous children, youth and women are more vulnerable and are often physically and psychologically mistreated, and that children represent the future of indigenous peoples, recommends that the Council support the declaration of an international day or an international year of the indigenous child, to be celebrated with awareness-raising activities to honour the cultural identity of indigenous peoples.

Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth