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During the Committee on World Food Security 45 (CFS 45) in October 2018, FAO together with partner organizations organized a side event on indigenous peoples’ communal access to land. This event - which featured representatives from FAO, the Permanent Forum, the CFS, the Government of Iran, FILAC, Ekta Parishad, IFAD, RMI and RRI - provided an overview of the status of indigenous peoples' collective rights to land, territories and resources, with particular focus on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the VGGT, as well as to regional experiences. The event had a high level of participation and contributed to inform CFS participants regarding indigenous peoples’ collective rights to land, territories and resources.
In November 2018 and within the frame of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition and in the context of the 2019 International Year on Indigenous Languages, FAO with partner organizations - including FILAC, UNPFII, UNESCO, DOCIP - organised a High Level Expert Seminar on Indigenous Food Systems, gathering in FAO HQ more than 200 participants and indigenous representatives from across the world, including 70 indigenous food systems experts. http://www.fao.org/indigenous-peoples/ifs-seminar/en/
FAO is planning to continue engagement and support to indigenous peoples and countries on the implementation of the VGGT in 2019.
In the context of recommendation 112 the following initiatives were supported: - The establishment of a dedicated space to present the Global Campaign on the Empowerment of Indigenous Women for Zero Hunger and of the #VioletChair initiative during the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Forestry, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on World Food Security. http://www.fao.org/indigenous-peoples/indigenous-women-campaign/en/ - The participation of the Permanent Forum and of indigenous representatives during the Committee on World Food Security. In particular, indigenous peoples play a critical role in the context of the Civil Society Mechanism.
