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Addressee: UNESCO
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The Permanent Forum recommends that UNESCO, in active collaboration with other relevant United Nations entities, organize as a major event of the International Year a world conference or high-level event on indigenous languages, which would be preceded by regional conferences, and encourages Member States to support its organization. The Forum emphasizes that all events organized to mark the International Year must include the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples.
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)
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