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Addressee: WHO, FAO, PAHO, UN agencies
Paragraph Number: 63
Session: 2 (2003)
Full Text:
The Forum reiterates the recommendations made in its report on its first session and:
(a) Urges the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and all United Nations bodies and agencies involved in programmes relating to health to incorporate indigenous healers and cultural perspectives on health and illness into their policies, guidelines and programmes, and to undertake regional consultations with indigenous peoples on these issues, in order to mainstream indigenous health issues into the United Nations system;
(b) Urges the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to undertake a study on the relationship between food security, subsistence agricultural practices and indigenous health and illness.
Area of Work: Health
Addressee: OHCHR
Paragraph Number: 93
Session: 2 (2003)
Full Text:
The Forum reiterates the recommendations contained in paragraph 24 of its report on the first session, namely, it recommends that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights organize activities with indigenous peoples in Africa and Asia with a view to: (a) Providing international and regional human rights training for indigenous peoples; (b) Encouraging dialogue between States, indigenous peoples and others on the concept of indigenous peoples in the context of the promotion and protection of cultural diversity; (c) Inviting inter-agency consultation with States and indigenous peoples at the national and subregional levels and to report to the Forum at its third session.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Security Council
Paragraph Number: 63
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum calls upon the Security Council to address conflicts on Indigenous lands and territories in its meetings under the peace and security agenda, with the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Conflict Prevention and Peace, Security, Participation
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 93
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum calls upon States to revise national public policies and programmes to include a culturally appropriate perspective, in particular in policies E/2024/43 E/C.19/2024/8 24-07820 17/28 and programmes for reproductive health services so that Indigenous women can receive quality health services.
Area of Work: Health, Indigenous Women, Culture
