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Addressee: UN agencies funds and programmes, IASG
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The Permanent Forum recommends that United Nations entities, including the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, take effective measures to support the promotion of indigenous languages and the successful implementation of the goals and objectives of the International Year, including in activities related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the systemwide action plan on the rights of indigenous peoples, the celebration of international days and other processes.
Responses
In relation to the recommendations on the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, UNESCO is leading, in cooperation with a range of partners, the preparations of the International Year. UNESCO notes that these preparations were developed in cooperation with Member States, the Permanent Forum, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as indigenous peoples and other stakeholders and that information on the on-going process and achievements undertaken in 2018 can be found at the dedicated website www.iyil2019.org.
Final Report of UNPFII Session 17 (2018)
Area of Work
