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Addressee: UN entities
Paragraph Number: 42
Session: 23 (2024)
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The Permanent Forum urges United Nations entities to strengthen and facilitate the engagement of Indigenous youth in decision-making processes across all United Nations processes. Initiatives should focus on mentorship, capacity-building, knowledge exchange and the creation of advisory roles specific to Indigenous youth and Indigenous youth caucuses that facilitate active participation and leadership.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
Paragraph Number: 78
Session: 23 (2024)
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The Permanent Forum calls upon African States and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ languages and to develop culturally appropriate education systems for Indigenous children and youth. The Forum also encourages the development of initiatives to prioritize Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems, especially for women and girls.
Area of Work: Indigenous Languages, Education, Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Children and Youth, Indigenous Women and Girls
