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Adopt measures that ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous women in implementation, follow-up work and monitoring of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Millennium Development Goals
Responses
The situation of indigenous women was covered as part of the 10-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. The Division for the Advancement of Women, in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affiairs, in collaboration with the regional commissions, compiled information from Governments on major achievements and obstacles in implementation of the Beijing Platform through questinnaires. Part two of the questionnaire "Progress in implementation of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action and the further initiatives and actions identified in the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly" requested Governments to include information on indigenous women. Twenty four Governments provided information on indigenous women, specifically Government's measures, actions and policies aimed at improving the status of indigenous women and on the obstacles and challenge to eliminate their discrimination and social and ecnonomic exclusion. The Secretary-General's report contains a section summarizing these efforts (E/CN.6/2005/2)
Final Report of UNPFII Session 4 (2005)
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