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Paragraph Number: 78
Session: 23 (2024)
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The Permanent Forum calls upon African States and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ languages and to develop culturally appropriate education systems for Indigenous children and youth. The Forum also encourages the development of initiatives to prioritize Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems, especially for women and girls.
Area of Work: Indigenous Languages, Education, Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Children and Youth, Indigenous Women and Girls
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 78
Session: 17 (2018)
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The 2030 Agenda is now in its third year of implementation. The Permanent Forum reiterates that countries undergoing voluntary national reviews at the high-level political forum on sustainable development should include indigenous peoples in their reviews, reports and delegations and invites States to report on good practices to the Forum at its eighteenth session.
Area of Work: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), VNRs
