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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: International community
Paragraph Number: 87
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum notes the relevance of the Declaration in the context of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages and recommends the active use of Indigenous languages in the description and names of Indigenous Peoples’ homelands and their landscapes and environmental features, as doing so strengthens the sense of belonging and identity, as well as making Indigenous languages visible and omnipresent.
Area of Work: Indigenous Languages
