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Addressee: Bolivia
Paragraph Number: 16
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum urges the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to comply with the articles of the Declaration that have been incorporated into its Constitution, including those on free, prior and informed consent, protecting Indigenous women and ensuring territorial integrity.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), Indigenous Women
Addressee: States
Paragraph Number: 89
Session: 24 (2025)
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States must immediately halt mining projects in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Russian Federation and Sweden and other projects violating the right of Indigenous Peoples to free, prior and informed consent. Furthermore, States should align their legislation with the Declaration, ensuring that companies are liable for human rights violations committed overseas.
Area of Work: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), Extractive Industries, UNDRIP
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 49
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum commends the progress of numerous States in recognizing Indigenous Peoples and their rights in constitutional reforms to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including on free, prior and informed consent legislation. Several countries spoke with pride of their policies of non-discrimination and equal access to public services. Still, some countries stopped short of engaging in meaningful discussions on the right to self-identification. The Forum recommends that States initiate dialogues on identity and non-discrimination with Indigenous Peoples concerned.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Addressee: USA
Paragraph Number: 15
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum urges the United States to fully implement the Declaration by strengthening commitments to Indigenous leadership, including by seating the delegate of the Cherokee Nation in the House of Representatives. It welcomes the adoption of the Declaration by the Pawnee, Ho-Chunk, Yurok and Muscogee (Creek) Nations.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Implementation
Addressee: States
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 24 (2025)
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States should align legal frameworks with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition and the recommendations of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals regarding extractive activities, environmental protection, human rights and Indigenous Peoples’ collective and individual rights
Area of Work: Extractive Industries, Environment, Human Rights, UNDRIP
Addressee: United Nations
Paragraph Number: 38
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues outlined an accountability framework involving United Nations resident coordinators to assess successes and challenges in implementing the Declaration. The Permanent Forum welcomes this initiative and urges the United Nations to ensure that this process is implemented, including in Member States that withhold recognition of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Implementation
Addressee: Mexico
Paragraph Number: 104
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum welcomes the initiative of Mexico to hold an expert seminar in August 2025 to explore best practices for implementing the Declaration.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Implementation
Addressee: Member States; UN entities
Paragraph Number: 9
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum emphasizes the urgent need to fully implement the Declaration across the United Nations. Key recommendations include adopting the Indigenous determinants of health evaluation instrument, increasing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in decision-making and eliminating structural barriers, violence and discrimination, in particular against Indigenous two-spirit peoples. All United Nations reports, mechanisms and processes must fully reflect the experiences and rights of Indigenous two-spirit peoples. Furthermore, the Forum calls for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and self-determination to be recognized in and integrated into national legislation, policies and governance.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Implementation, Participation, Health
Addressee: Financial institutions (IFIS)
Paragraph Number: 82
Session: 24 (2025)
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Indigenous Peoples continue to face systemic obstacles to accessing financial resources that would enable them to participate fully in policy processes. Funding often bypasses Indigenous Peoples, undermining their governance and selfdetermination. Financial institutions and global actors must establish equitable, direct and accessible funding mechanisms aligned with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous leadership and participation are critical to advancing climate action, biodiversity protection and inclusive sustainable development.
Area of Work: Funding and resources, Participation, UNDRIP
Addressee: States
Paragraph Number: 31
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum urges States that have not yet done so to ratify Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization and to take concrete measures to fully implement the Declaration.
Area of Work: ILO 169, UNDRIP, Implementation
Paragraph Number: 101
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum urges the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, ahead of its World Conservation Congress of 2025, to reaffirm Indigenous Peoples’ inherent rights to their lands and territories in accordance with the Declaration, including where these overlap with protected areas. The Forum rejects conservation models that undermine Indigenous Peoples’ governance and customary law.
Area of Work: Lands and Resources, UNDRIP
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 8
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum urges all Member States that have not formally recognized Indigenous Peoples within their territories to do so, in law and practice, under the term “Indigenous Peoples”. Recognition must go beyond symbolic acknowledgement and encompass concrete measures to uphold their individual and collective rights in accordance with the Declaration.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Autonomy and Self-determination
