Welcome to the United Nations
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
Addressee: World Bank
Paragraph Number: 45
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that the World Bank strengthen platforms for dialogue with Indigenous Peoples at all levels to create strategic opportunities that will give a voice to Indigenous Peoples’ priorities and concerns. The Forum further calls upon the World Bank to enhance and expand direct financing mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples, specifically linking these to national programmes, policy dialogue, and investments for sustainability in all ecosystems.
Area of Work: Participation, Funding and Resources
Addressee: African States
Paragraph Number: 74
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The lack of recognition of Indigenous Peoples violates their right to self-determination. Their legal recognition should be aligned with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the report of the Working Group of Experts on Indigenous Populations/Communities of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.1 The Permanent Forum invites African Governments to join groups of friends of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Human Rights, Autonomy and Self-determination
