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Paragraph Number: 9
Session: 3 (2004)
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The Forum underlines the importance of technical cooperation and capacity-building programmes regarding and involving indigenous women, and in that respect recommends that such programmes conducted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ILO, UNDP, among others, include projects regarding and involving indigenous women.
Area of Work: Indigenous Women
Addressee: UNICEF
Paragraph Number: 9
Session: 2 (2003)
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The Forum is deeply concerned that particular problems and discrimination are faced by indigenous children and youth, including in the areas of education, health, culture, extreme poverty, mortality, incarceration, labour and other relevant areas. The Forum notes the need for new indicators to be developed by the United Nations that will specifically target those problems, and in that regard invites UNICEF to develop such new indicators and share them with other entities of the United Nations system, especially UNESCO.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
Addressee: UN agencies, Member States
Paragraph Number: 22
Session: 11 (2012)
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The Forum welcomes the participation and perspective of indigenous women and girls with disabilities, recognizes the distinct vulnerability and marginalization that such indigenous individuals encounter as members of an indigenous group, and encourages United Nations agencies, and Governments and organizations, to include their views.
Area of Work: Indigenous Women, Human Rights
Addressee: Member States, IPOs
Paragraph Number: 22
Session: 2 (2003)
Full Text:
The Forum recommends that both States and indigenous peoples’ organizations consider the inclusion of youth representatives in their delegations attending the annual session of the Forum.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
