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Addressee: Commission on Sustainable Development
Paragraph Number: 29
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum recommends that immediate steps be taken within the framework of the Commission on Sustainable Development to protect water from privatization and from bilateral and multilateral governmental agreements and other incursions that affect the integrity of waters and impoverish communities, particularly indigenous women. The Forum recommends that the Commission appoint a special rapporteur for the protection of water to gather testimony directly from indigenous communities of the world impacted by or targeted for water privatization, diversion, toxic contamination, pollution, commodification and other environmental injustices that damage natural and potable water supplies
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development, Indigenous Women
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 77
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum recommends that States include independent indigenous experts in national human rights commissions
Area of Work: Human rights
Paragraph Number: 104
Session: 4 (2005)
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The Forum urges States and the United Nations agencies to support the attendance and participation of indigenous youth at future sessions of the Permanent Forum
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth, Cooperation
