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Paragraph Number: 57
Session: 15 (2016)
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Sexual and gender-based violence increases in settings of conflict. Sexual violence has also been used systematically as a weapon of war against indigenous women. In the light of the particular risks and vulnerabilities of indigenous women and girls relating to sexual and gender-based violence, the Permanent Forum recommends that Governments, local authorities, specialized agencies of the United Nations system and civil society collaborate with indigenous peoples to establish multisectoral and holistic approaches to combat the various forms of violence against women and girls.
Area of Work: Indigenous Women
Addressee: ECOSOC, HLPF, CSW, CSD
Paragraph Number: 57
Session: 16 (2017)
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The Permanent Forum calls upon the Economic and Social Council, including its youth forum, the high-level political forum on sustainable development, the Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission for Social Development, as well as other relevant United Nations forums, to include representatives of indigenous youth-led organizations in their meetings.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
Addressee: Member States, UN system
Paragraph Number: 57
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum invites indigenous peoples, States and relevant organizations of the United Nations system to share experiences on education that represent best practices at the primary or community levels, based on indigenous cultures and traditions. The outcome of such discussions should be published and disseminated widely
Area of Work: MDGs, Education
Addressee: FAO
Paragraph Number: 57
Session: 21 (2022)
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The year 2022 is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture. The Permanent Forum therefore recommends that FAO prepare a study on the impacts of industrial fishing on the rights of indigenous peoples in regard to traditional fishing. The Permanent Forum invites the Organization to share the findings of said study at the twenty-third session of the Permanent Forum, to be held in 2024.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Addressee: Member States; Colonial States
Paragraph Number: 57
Session: 22 (2023)
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Indigenous Peoples are affected also by the legacy of forced evictions and relocations owing to the establishment by colonial powers of military bases and installations on their traditional lands and territories. The Permanent Forum recommends that colonial States, past and present, ensure remedy and reparations for the affected Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Lands and Resources, Conflict Prevention and Peace
