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Addressee: PFII Members, SPFII
Paragraph Number: 36
Session: 2 (2003)
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The Forum renews the recommendation made at its first session on the need to create a three-year working group on free, prior informed consent and participatory research guidelines, under the aegis of the Forum, with funding from the regular budget that includes a focus on how the guidelines relate to the protection of indigenous knowledge and natural resources.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Addressee: Intergovernmental organizations
Paragraph Number: 92
Session: 2 (2003)
Full Text:
The Forum appreciates the information provided by the Council of Europe on the ways in which indigenous issues have been addressed in that organization. The Forum recommends that other appropriate regional intergovernmental organizations provide it with information on the ways in which indigenous issues have been addressed in their respective mechanisms for the protection of human rights and invites them to establish contacts with the Forum and to extend their experience with other regions.
Area of Work: Human rights
