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Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 53
Session: 10 (2011)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that Member States take measures to advance indigenous women’s right to intercultural health through its inclusion in legal frameworks and public policies, as well as programmes to guarantee culturally, geographically and financially appropriate health and social services.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: UNICEF, UNFPA
Paragraph Number: 65
Session: 10 (2011)
Full Text:
In support of their country-level programming, and with a view to a deeper appreciation of indigenous peoples’ perceptions of such interventions, UNICEF and UNFPA should undertake a study on the social, cultural, legal and spiritual institutions of indigenous peoples and how these affect the rights of women and children as laid out in local, regional and global frameworks.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
