Addressee: Members States

Paragraph #41Session #14 (2015)

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The Permanent Forum calls upon States to recognize indigenous peoples, where they exist, consistent with the provisions of the United Nations Declaration, in their legislation in order to gather statistical data thereon, especially in the area of allocation of land and other natural resources for traditional use.

Responses

• The global indicator list for the 2030 Agenda (adopted by the Statistical Commission on 11 March) includes 2 indicators related to land rights: 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 both refer to type of tenure capturing collective land rights. It is yet to be decided, which indicators will be used nationally.

Final Report of UNPFII Session 14 (2015)