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Addressee: Member States, Intergovernmental organisations

Paragraph Number: 100
Session: 4 (2005)
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Youth employment poverty-reduction strategies of States and the intergovernmental system should especially focus on indigenous youth, women and men, who are among the most marginalized within the current economic system. Addressing the needs of indigenous youth will also help to achieve Millennium Development Goal 3 and address pressures and problems arising from mass rural-to-urban migration

Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
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Addressee: UNICEF

Paragraph Number: 100
Session: 7 (2008)
Full Text:

The Permanent Forum welcomes the recognition by UNICEF of the valuable contributions indigenous children and youth can make in their local communities to ensure the sustainability of climate change adaptation and mitigation plans. The Forum urges the Fund to continue to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on indigenous children and youth, and requests that it ensure the effective participation of indigenous children and youth in the discussions on and solutions to environmental issues in accordance with article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Area of Work: Environment, Indigenous Children and Youth